Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Reports were made to the Factory Inspector of 93 instances for failure to display the appropriate abstracts of the Factories Act, 1937.
Factories Power. | Factories Non-Power. | Workplaces Shops, &c. | |
---|---|---|---|
Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 41 | 46 | 92 |
Shops Acts, 1934 | — | — | 9 |
Factories Act, 1937 | 39 | 56 | — |
London County Council (Drainage) Bylaws, 1934 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
London County Council (Watercloset) Bylaws, 1930 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
83 | 107 | 108 | |
Total | 298 | ||
Dirty, defective, internally | 17 | 43 | 13 |
Dampness | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Drainage defective | 4 | 10 | 16 |
Foofs defective | 5 | 2 | 4 |
Area paving, &c., defective | — | — | 1 |
Exteriors defective | — | — | 2 |
Water closets insufficient | 2 | 2 | 2 |
„ insufficient ventilation and light | 26 | 13 | 8 |
„ defective | 17 | 9 | 17 |
„ direct approach | 10 | 4 | 4 |
„ not separate for sexes | 1 | 4 | 2 |
„ unsuitable | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Water supply insufficient | — | 2 | 1 |
Washing accommodation, absence of, inadequate | — | 3 | 2 |
Smells | 2 | — | 21 |
Rubbish | 1 | — | 52 |
Other nuisances | 20 | — | 7 |
Flood drainage, want of | — | 2 | 1 |
Temperature | 1 | — | — |
Ventilation, want of | 1 | 5 | 7 |
Gas rings, ventilation | — | 2 | — |
Failure to fix abstracts | 52 | 41 | — |