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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
Croydon 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
2- Defect found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Particulars. | No. of Defects. | No. of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts : Want of Cleanliness | ||||
| Public Health Acts: | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 47 | 44 | - | - |
| Want of Ventilation | 12 | 11 | — | — |
| Overcrowding | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | - | - | - | - |
| Other Nuisances | 130 | 116 | — | - |
| Sanitary Accommodation. Insufficient | 17 | 12 | ||
| Unsuitable or Defective | 7 | 2 | — | - |
| Not separate for sexes | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Offences under the Factory & Workshops Acts. Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses | - | - | - | — |
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork and offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers Order, 1921) | 61 | 50 | - | - |
| Reports to H. M. Inspector | — | — | 78 | — |
| Total | 280 | 239 | 78 | — |
3.—List of Registered Workshops.
| Trades. | Totals |
|---|---|
| Bakers and Confectioners | 91 |
| Tailors | 78 |
| Dressmakers | 65 |
| Building Trades | 42 |
| Milliners | 34 |
| Miscellaneous trades | 31 |
| Upholsterers | 23 |
| Laundries | 16 |
| Cycle works | 15 |
| Blacksmiths | 15 |
| Bootmakers | 14 |
| Watchmakers | 13 |
| Motor Engineers | 13 |
| Coachbuilders | 8 |
| Photographers | 6 |
| Picture frames | 5 |
| Umbrellas | 5 |
| Saddler | 5 |