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 St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report on the administration of the Factory and Workshop
Act, 1901, in connection with Factories, Workshops, Workplaces
and Home work.
I.—INSPECTION.
Premises. | Number of | ||
---|---|---|---|
Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
(i ) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Factories | 2 | - | - |
(Including Factory Laundries.) | |||
Workshops | 374 | 30 | — |
(Including Workshop Laundries.) | |||
Workplaces | |||
(Other than Outworkers' premises included | 378 | 29 | — |
in Part 3 of this Report.) | |||
Total | 754 | 59 | — |
2.— DEFECTS FOUND.
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | N umber of Prosecutions. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Found. | Remedied. | Kef erred to H.M. inspector. | |||
(1) | (2) | (8) | (4) | (5) | |
Want of cleanliness | 34 | 33 | - | - | |
Want of ventilation | — | — | — | — | |
Overcrowding | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
Want of drainage of floors | — | - | — | — | |
Other nuisances | 6 | 6 | - | — | |
Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | — | - | — | |
unsuitable or | 4 | 4 | - | — | |
defective | |||||
not separate for | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
sexes | |||||
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | — | — | - | — | |
Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100). | 4 | 4 | - | - | |
Other offences | — | — | - | — | |
(Excluding offences relating to out | |||||
work which are included in Part 3 of this Report.) | |||||
Total | 58 | 57 | - | - |