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City of Westminster 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Defects found.—1922.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|
| Found. | ||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— | - | |
| Want of cleanliness | 730 | - |
| Want of ventilation | 49 | - |
| Want of ventilation of gas stoves | 71 | - |
| Overcrowding | 37 | - |
| Want of drainage of floors | 14 | - |
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||
| Insufficient | 55 | - |
| Unsuitable | 86 | - |
| Defective | 313 | 1 |
| Not separate for sexes | 54 | - |
| Other defects | 472 | - |
| Total | 1,881 | 1 |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:— | ||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses | - | - |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (included above) | - | - |
| Other offences | - |
Other Matters.
| Class. | Number. |
|---|---|
| Visits to Out-workers' premises | 1,420 |
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— | |
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act | 127 |
| Absence of means of warming | 4 |
| Matters referred by H.M. Inspectors | 182 |
| Workrooms measured | 220 |
| Visits of Enquiry re Employment of Women | 27 |
| „ „ Outworkers | 73 |
| Underground bakehouses in use at the end of the year | 61 |
Outworkers.—Employers in certain trades, particularly those engaged
in the manufacture of articles of clothing, who give out work to be done
in the people's homes, are required twice a year to send in lists of the
names and addresses of such persons so that the places where the work is
carried on may be inspected, and steps may be taken in case of infectious
disease to prevent infected articles being given out from or returned
to the shops, if in course of manufacture. Notices were sent to
employers who neglected to send in returns, and those who failed
to reply were visited by an Inspector. No further proceedings had
to be taken. The handling of these lists requires a considerable amount
of clerical work, as the names and addresses of persons living out of
Westminster but receiving work from employers in Westminster have
to be sent to the M.O.H. of the district in which they live. They in
their turn send names of persons living in Westminster receiving work
from employers in their districts.
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