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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
Marylebone 1907
[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 | - | - | |