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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table XI.
2. Defects Found in Factories, Workshops, and Workplaces.
| Particulars. | No of Defects. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | Prosecutions. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | |||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts— Want of Cleanliness | 178 | 162 | ... | ... |
| Want of Ventilation | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | 4 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Other Nuisances | 161 | 150 | ... | ... |
| Sanitary Accommodation— Insufficient | 7 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 192 | 164 | ... | ... |
| Not separate for sexes | 5 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Offences under the Factory and 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) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Reports to h. M. Inspector | ... | ... | 21 | ... |
| Total | 550 | 493 | 21 | ... |
3. List of Registered Workshops.
Trades. Totals.
Bakers and Confectioners 71
Tailors 93
Dressmakers 64
Building Trades 73
Milliners 28
Upholsterers 38
Laundries 17
Cycle Works 24
Blacksmiths 19
Bootmakers 65
Watchmakers 21
Motor Engineers 70
Coachlbuilders 13
Photographers 8
Picture Framers 8
Umbrella Makers and Repairers 4
Saddlers 6
Ladder and Barrow Makers 4
Wig Makers 2