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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
Bermondsey 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bermondsey, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Table XI.— Factories. Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homework.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions | |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 26 | 4 | ... |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries.) | 13 | 5 | ... |
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' Premises) | 27 | 5 | ... |
| Total | 66 | 14 | ... |
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| Want of Cleanliness | 2 | 9 | ... | ... |
| Want of Ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Nuisances | 50 | 50 | ... | |
| Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 6 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Not separate for Sexes | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Illegal Occupation of Underground | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bakehouse (s. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Breach of Special Sanitary Require | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ments for Bakehouses (ss. 97 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| to 100) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Offences | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 59 | 59 | ... | ... |