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Islington 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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[1925
DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Particulars.(1) | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions.(5) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found.(2) | Remedied.(3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector.(4) | ||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts*— | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 471 | 456 | o | 1 |
| Want of ventilation | 35 | 33 | - | — |
| Overcrowding | 9 | 9 | - | — |
| Want of drainage of floors | 12 | 7 | - | — |
| Other nuisances | 399 | 372 | - | 2 |
| Sanitary insufficient | 25 | 24 | - | — |
| Accommodation ^unsuitable, foul or defective | 419 | 413 | - | — |
| J not separate for sexes | 4 | 4 | - | 1 |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Art- | ||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | — | — | - | — |
| Breach of Special sanitary requirements for | ||||
| bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | — | — | - | — |
| Other offences | 2 | 9 | ||
| Total | 1,376 | 1,320 | 3 | 4 |
* Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshops Act, 1901,
as remediable under the Public Health Acts.
OUTWORKERS' PREMISES.
| Instances. | Noticcs Served. | Remedied. | Prosecutions. | |
| Outwork in unwholesome premises (s. 108) | 124 | 38 | 124 | |
| Outwork in infected premises (s. 109, 110) | 22 | — | — | |
| Total | 146 | 38 | 124 | — |
| OUTWORKERS' LISTS (s. 107) : | ||||
| Lists received from Employers | 1,770 | |||
| Addresses received from Other Councils | 1,988 | |||
| Addresses forwarded to Other Councils | 967 | |||
| Firms failing to send in lists (No. letters sent) | 325 | |||
OTHER MATTERS.
| Number. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories : | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act Is. 133, 1901) ... | 60 | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. ~| Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 5, 1901). j | Notified by H.M. Inspector ... | 12 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M Inspector | 12 | |
| Other (New Factories reported under Home Office Memorandum, 1912) ... | Nil | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101) in use at the end of the year. | 81 | |