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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
Islington 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1917] 26
2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Particulars | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:—* | |||||
| Want of cleanliness | 298 | 283 | 1 | Nil | |
| Want of ventilation | 22 | 22 | 2 | „ | |
| Overcrowding | 6 | 6 | 1 | „ | |
| Want of drainage of floors | 24 | 26 | Nil | „ | |
| Other nuisances | 264 | 255 | 12 | „ | |
| Sanitary Accommodation | insufficient | 48 | 47 | Nil | „ |
| unsuitable or defective | 421 | 415 | „ | „ | |
| not separate for sexes | 14 | 13 | „ | ||
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:— | |||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Breach of Special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
| Other offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this report) | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Total | 1,098 | 1,068 | 16 | Nil | |
*Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8, of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as
remediable under the Public Health Acts.