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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Premises | Registered | Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factories without mechanical power | 197 | 229 | 5 | — |
| Factories with mechanical power | 1,324 | 837 | 33 | — |
| Other premises* (excluding outworkers' premises) | 453 | 500 | — | — |
| Totals | 1,974 | 1,566 | 38 | — |
* Electrical stations, institutions, sites of building operations and works of engineering construction.
| Particulars | Defects | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | In respect of | ||
| To H.M. Inspector of Factories | By H.M. Inspector of Factories | which prosecutions were instituted | |||
| Want of cleanliness | 13 | 7 | — | 3 | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary conveniences:- | |||||
| (a) insufficient | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | _ |
| 42 | 43 | — | 10 | — | |
| (c) not separate for sexes | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Other offences (excluding offences relating | |||||
| to outwork) | 5 | 5 | 23 | — | — |
| Totals | 62 | 57 | 23 | 15 | — |
| Description of Work | Outworkers Employed |
|---|---|
| Wearing apparel | 541 |
| Textile weaving | 7 |
| Curtains and furniture hangings | 2 |
| Furniture and upholstery | 2 |
| Umbrellas | 1 |
| 553 |