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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 12.—Factories: Inspections for Purposes of Provisions as to Health.
| Premises | Registered | Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factories without mechanical power | 190 | 62 | 5 | - |
| Factories with mechanical power | 977 | 703 | 13 | — |
| Other premises* (excluding outworkers premises) | 187 | 521 | - | — |
| Totals | 1,354 | 1,286 | 18 | — |
| * Electrical stations, institutions, sites of building operations and works of engineering construction. | ||||
TABLE 13.—Factories: Defects.
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary conveniences:— | |||||
| (a) insufficient | — | — | — | — | — |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 13 | 16 | — | 11 | — |
| (c) not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork) | 17 | 21 | 8 | — | — |
| Totals | 30 | 37 | 8 | 11 | — |
TABLE 14.—Summary of Outwork.
| Description of Work | Outworkers Employed |
|---|---|
| Wearing apparel | 403 |
| Textile weaving | 9 |
| Curtains and furniture hangings | 4 |
| 416 |