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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 14.—Factories : Inspections for Purposes of Provisions as to Health.
| Premises | Registered | Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factories without mechanical power | 231 | 110 | 4 | - |
| Factories with mechanical power | 1,090 | 778 | 24 | — |
| Other premises* (excluding outworkers' premises) | 460 | 523 | - | — |
| Totals | 1,781 | 1,411 | 28 | — |
| *Electrical stations, institutions, sites of building operations and works of engineering construction. | ||||
TABLE 15.—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 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary conveniences:— | |||||
| (a) insufficient | — | — | — | — | — |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 29 | 28 | — | 15 | — |
| (c) not separate for sexes | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Totals | 53 | 48 | 4 | 18 | — |
TABLE 16.—Summary of Outwork.
| Description of Work | Outworkers Employed |
|---|---|
| Wearing apparel | 576 |
| Textile weaving | 9 |
| Curtains and furniture hangings | 8 |
| Furniture and upholstery | 3 |
| Household linen | 1 |
| 597 |