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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
Acton 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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1.—Inspections made by Male and Female Sanitary Inspectors.
| Premises. (1) | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Prosecutions. (4) | |
| Factories | 2891 | 165 | — |
| Workshops | 2594 | 75 | — |
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises included in Part 3 of this Report) | 1567 | 12 | — |
| Totals | 7052 | 252 | — |
2.—Defects Found.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspectors. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Want of cleanliness | 103 | 102 | — | — |
| Want of ventilation | — | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | — | — |
| Other nuisances | 115 | 115 | — | — |
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient. | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 71 | 66 | — | — |
| Not separate for sexes | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Other breaches | 35 | 35 | — | — |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses (s. 101) | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | 59 | 59 | - | - |
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork, which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | - | — | — | — |
| Totals | 393 | 387 | — | — |
* Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 & 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as
remediable under the Public Health Acts.
3.—Outworkers and Home Work.
In certain industries specified in the Act, if work is given out by Employers or
Contractors to be done by workers in their own premises, lists containing the names and