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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 17.—Factories: Inspections for Purposes of Provisions as to Health.
| Premises | Registered | Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 186 | 202 | 11 | - | |
| Factories with mechanical power | 1,297 | 901 | 43 | — |
| Other premises* (excluding outworkers' premises) | 435 | 511 | — | — |
| Totals | 1,918 | 1,614 | 54 | — |
* Electrical stations, institutions, sites of building operations and works of engineering construction.
TABLE 18.—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 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Unreasonable temperature | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary conveniences :— | |||||
| (a) insufficient | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 47 | 40 | — | 6 | — |
| (c) not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork) | 34 | 32 | 4 | 7 | — |
| Totals | 107 | 91 | 6 | 25 | — |
TABLE 19.—Summary of Outwork.
| Description of Work | Outworkers Employed |
|---|---|
| Wearing apparel | 695 |
| Textile weaving | 5 |
| Curtains and furniture hangings | 2 |
| Furniture and upholstery | 1 |
| Household linen | 1 |
| 704 |