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 Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE J.—FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. The following Is a summary of the result of inspections made at Factories, Workshops and Workplaces during the year, with a list of Outworkers' premises, a copy of which has been forwarded to the Home
Office, as required.
None of the Outworkers premises was found to be in an unwholesome condition.
Premises. (1) | Number of | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Prosecutions. (4) | ||||||
Factories | 41 | 0 | 0 | |||||
(IncludingFactory Laundries)Workshops | 85 | 4 | 0 | |||||
(IncludingWorkshop Laundries)Workplaces | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||
(Other than Outworkers' premises) | ||||||||
Total | 116 | 4 | 0 | |||||
DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS 4 WORKPLACES. | ||||||||
Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. (5) | ||||||
Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4) | ||||||
Want of cleanliness | 11 | 11 | - | - | ||||
Waut of ventilation | 3 | 3 | - | - | ||||
Overcrowding | - | - | - | - | ||||
Want of Draiuage of floors | - | - | - | - | ||||
Other nuisances | - | - | - | - | ||||
Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 4 | 4 | - | - | |||
unsuitable or de. fective | 8 | 8 | - | - | ||||
Dotseparate fur sexes | 10 | 10 | - | - | ||||
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). | - | - | 3 | - | ||||
Total | 36 | 36 | 3 | - |
Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act,
1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.