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City of Westminster 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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Table: Table IV.— Defects found.

Table IV.— Defects found.

Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of offences in respect to which Prosecutions were instituted.
Found.Remedied.Referred to H. M. Inspector.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts :—
Want of cleanliness261261___
Want of ventilation3737——
Overcrowding3636——
Want of drainage of floors88_—
Other nuisances7777——
Sanitary accommodation—•
Insufficient66——
Unsuitable or defective133133——
Not separate for sexes2828——
Offences under the Factory and Work-shop Acts:—
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101)
Other offences————
(Excluding offences relating to outwork and offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921.)
Total586586——

Table: Table V.— Other Matters.

Table V.— Other Matters.

Class.Number.
Visits to Outworkers' premises other than workshops138
Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:—
Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act262
Absence of means of warming—
Matters referred by H.M. Inspectors62
Workrooms measured ..240
Visits of Enquiry re
Employment of Women119
„ „ Outworkers143
Underground bakehouses in use at the end of the year45

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A copy of a table relating to outworkers required by the Home Office
under the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, and giving information
under the headings of Sections 107, 108, 109 and 110 is appended.