Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES
Particulars | Number of Defects | No. of Prosecutions | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Insp'tor | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— | |||||
Want of cleanliness | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | |
Want of Ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
Want of drainage of floors | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other nuisances | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Sanitary accommodation | insufficient, | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
unsuitable, or defective, | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
not separate for sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:— | |||||
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other offences | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
(Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this report) | |||||
Total | 10 | 10 | ... | ... |