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 Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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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 | |
Want of Cleanliness | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | |
Want of Ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
Want of drainage of floors | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | |
Other nuisances | ... | 0 | ... | ... | |
Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
unsuitable or defective | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | 50 | 50 | ... | ... | |
Total | 64 | 64 | Nil | Nil | |
Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshops Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts. |