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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
City of Westminster 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table LXVI.-Factories and Workplaces.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of offences in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to h.m. Inspector. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Want of cleanliness | 191 | 191 | - | - | |
| Inadequate ventilation | 26 | 26 | _ | __ | |
| Overcrowding | 7 | 7 | _ | _ | |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| Other nuisances | 77 | 77 | - | - | |
| Sanitary conveniences- | |||||
| Insufficient | 13 | 13 | _ | _ | |
| Unsuitable or defective | 113 | 113 | - | - | |
| Not separate for sexes | 22 | 22 | - | - | |
| Other offences | _ | _ | - | - | |
| (Excluding offences relating to Home Work and offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921, re-enacted in Factories Act, 1937.) | |||||
| Total | 449 | 449 | - | - | |
Table LXVII.—Factories and Workplaces. Other Matters.
| Class. | Number. |
|---|---|
| Visits to Outworkers' premises olher than factories | 177 |
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories: — | |
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factories Act | 92 |
| Matters referred by H.M. Inspectors | 47 |
| Workrooms measured | 185 |
| Visits of Enquiry re Employment of Women | 92 |
| „ „ Outworkers | 110 |
| Underground bakehouses in use at the end of the year | 33 |
A copy of a table relating to outworkers required by the Home Office
under the Factories Act, 1937, and giving information under the
headings of Sections 110 and 111 is appended.