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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
City of London 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES, AND HOMEWORK.
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1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
| Premises. (1) | Number. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Prosecutions. (4) | |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 349 | 35 | - |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 804 | 168 | - |
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises included in Part 3 of this Report) | 413 | 93 | - |
| Total | 1,566 | 296 | - |
2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. (5) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. (2) | Remedied. (5) | Referred to H.M. Inspectors. (4) | |||
| Want of cleanliness | 190 | 204 | 3 | — | |
| Want of ventilation | 23 | 36 | — | — | |
| Overcrowding | 10 | 11 | - | - | |
| Want of drainage of floors | - | - | — | — | |
| Other nuisances | 217 | 236 | — | ||
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 7 | 6 | " | — |
| unsuitable or defective | 246 | 275 | — | — | |
| „ not separate for sexes | 20 | 19 | — | — | |
| 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) | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 713 | 787 | 3 | — | |
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