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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 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 52.
Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and
Homework.
| Premises. | Inspections. | Number | Prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written Notices. | |||
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 186 | 50 | ... |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 893 | 162 | ... |
| Workplaces | 4477 | 505 | 1 |
| Homeworkers' Premises (including Outworkers) | 752 | 96 | ... |
| Total | 6308 | 813 | 1 |
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| * Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 821 | 944 | ... | 1 |
| Want of Ventilation | 26 | 26 | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding | 17 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Want of drainage of floors | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other nuisances | 780 | 800 | ... | ... |
| Sanitary accommodations: | ||||
| Insufficient | 11 | 12 | ... | ... |
| Unsuitable or defective | 68 | 67 | ... | ... |
| Not separate for sexes | 5 | 5 | ... | ... |
| 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 | 1,728 | 1,860 | ... | 1 |
Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory Act an remediable
under the Public Health Acts,