London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 11.—Factories: Inspections for Purposes of Provisions as to Health.
| Premises | Registered | Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factories without mechanical power | 264 | 313 | 29 | - |
| Factories with mechanical power | 1,209 | 988 | 73 | - |
| Other premises* (excluding out-workers' premises) | 231 | 416 | - | - |
| Totals | 1,794 | 1,717 | 102 | — |
* Electrical stations, institutions, sites of building operations and works of engineering construction.
TABLE 12.—Factories: Defects Found.
| Particulars | Defects | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | In respect of which prosecutions were instituted | ||
| To H.M. Inspector of Factories | By H.M. Inspector of Factories | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 101 | 91 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Overcrowding | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation | 9 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary conveniences:— | |||||
| 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 95 | 100 | — | 16 | — |
| 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | |
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork) | 54 | 45 | 103 | 1 | — |
| Totals | 265 | 243 | 108 | 21 | — |
TABLE 13.—Summary of Outwork.
| Description of Work | Outworkers Employed |
|---|---|
| Wearing apparel | 770 |
| Buttons | 4 |
| Umbrellas | 17 |
| Household linen | 9 |
| Textile weaving | 6 |
| Electro Plate | 6 |
| Furniture and upholstery | 3 |
| Lampshades | 3 |
| Basket making | 1 |
| 819 |