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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
Southwark 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 52.
Faotories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homework.
1.—Inspection (including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).
| Premises. | Number | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 156 | 39 | - |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 787 | 12S | 1 |
| Workplaces | 4329 | 482 | — |
| Homeworkers' Premises (including Outworkers) | 833 | 135 | — |
| Total | 6105 | 779 | 1 |
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 Cleanliness | 534 | 520 | ... | ... |
| Want of Ventilation | 17 | 20 | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding | 4 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Want of drainage of floors | 2 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Other nuisances | 722 | 680 | ... | 1 |
| Sanitary accommodations : | ||||
| Insufficient | 9 | 32 | ... | ... |
| Unsuitable or defective | 75 | 88 | ... | ... |
| Not separate for sexes | 10 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Offences under the Factory and Work" shop Act :— | ||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97-100) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other offences | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 1,373 | 1,349 | ... | 1 |