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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
Chislehurst 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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Factories, Workshops, Workplaces and Homework.
1.—INSPECTION.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 10 | - | — |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 79 | — | — |
| Workplaces | — | — | — |
| Total | 89 | — | — |
2—DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particuiars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to ILM. Inspect'i | |||
| Want of Cleanliness | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Want of ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Want of drainage of floors | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other nuisances | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| unsuitable or defective | ... | ... | ... | ||
| not separate for sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Offences | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Total | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | |
3.—HOMEWORK.
Two List-, of homeworkers engaged in the making of wearing apparel, were
received from other Councils.