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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Paddington 1906

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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factories, workshops, laundries, workplaces and homework

Table: 2.—Defects Found.

2.—Defects Found.

Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:—
Want of Cleanliness8075• • •...
Want of Ventilation311...
Overcrowding88• • •...
Want of drainage of floors44• • •...
Other nuisances59523...
Sanitary accommodations jinsufficent11• • •...
unsuitable or defective2423• • •...
not separate for sexes21• • •...
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:—...
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101)• • •• • ••..• • •
Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100) ..• • •• • •• • •• • •
\ / Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report)47246• • •
Total22816750• • •

Table: Work.

Work.

Prosecutions.Number of Inspections of Outworkers' premises.Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108.Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109, 110.
Instances.Notices served.ProsecutionsInstances.Orders made (S. 110).Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110)
Failing to keep or permit inspection of list.Failing to send lists.
• • •561• • •• • •• • •12• • •• • •
• • •22• • •• • •• • •2• • •• • •
• • •1• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •
• • •45• • •• • •• • •1• • •• • •
• • •6• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •
• • •3• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •
• • •7• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •
• • •4• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •
• • •649• • •• • •...15• • •• • •

Table: 5.—Other Matters.

5.—Other Matters.

Class.Number.
Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories :—
Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (S. 133)45
Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but-not under the Factory Act (S. 5)Notified by H.M. Inspector18
Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector18
Other5
Underground Bakehouses (S. 101):—
Certificates granted during the year-
In use at the end of the year58