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Marylebone 1909

[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 Heme work.

I.—INSPECTION.

Premises. (1)Number of
Inspections. (2)Written Notices. (3)Prosecutions. (4)
Factories (Including Factory Laundries.)133
Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries.)2,005131
Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' premises included in Part 3 of this Report.)25922
Total2 277156

2.—DEFECTS FOUND.

Particulars. ____(1)Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions. (5)
Found. (2)Remedied. (3)Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4)
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:—
Want of cleanliness141141
Want of ventilation1111
Overcrowding22
Want of drainage of floors
Other nuisances7171
Sanitary accommodationinsufficient1313—-
unsuitable or defective1715
not separate for sexes1111
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:—
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101)
Breach of special sanitary requirements tor bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100).
Other offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report.)
Total266264—-