London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table I.
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, AND WORKPLACES.
| Premises. | Number of | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions | ||
| FACTORIES (including Factory Laundries) | 715 | 58 | ... | |
| WORKSHOPS (including Workshop Laundries) | 690 | 152 | ... | |
| WORK PLACES (other than Outworkers premises) | 221 | 32 | .... | |
| Total | 1626 | 242 | ... | |
Table II.
2. Defects Found in Factories, Workshops, and Workplaces.
| Particular. | No of Defects. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | Prosecutions. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | |||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts- | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 49 | 43 | ... | ... |
| Want of Ventilation | 6 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | 4 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Other Nuisances | 76 | 67 | ... | ... |
| Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 5 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 203 | 189 | ... | ... |
| Not separate for sexes | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Offices under the Factory and Workshops Acts— | ||||
| Illegal occupation of under-ground bakehouses | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other offences— | ||||
| (excluding offences relating to outwork and offences under the sections mentioned in the schedule to the Ministry of Health (lactones and Work- shop Tranfer of Powers Older, 1921) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Reports to H. M. Inspector | ... | ... | 4 | ... |
| Total | 347 | 316 | 4 | ... |