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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
Ealing 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Sanitary Inspections of the District.
2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Particulars | Number of Defects | No. of Prosecutns | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Round | Referred to H.M.'r Inspect | ||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts :— | nil | nil | ||
| Want of Cleanliness | 43 | 43 | ||
| Want of Ventilation | — | — | ||
| Overcrowding | — | — | ||
| Want of Drainage of Floors | — | — | ||
| Other Nuisances | 42 | 42 | ||
| Sanitary Accommodation:— | ||||
| Insufficient | — | — | ||
| Unsuitable or Defective | 26 | 26 | ||
| Not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | ||
| Offences under the Factory and Workshops Acts :— | ||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses (s.101) | ||||
| Breach of Special Sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss.97 to 100) | 25 | 25 | ||
| Other Offences (excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in part 3 of this report) | 3 | 3 | ||
| Total | 140 | 140 | nil | nil |
Bakehouses.—There are 27 bakehouses in the Borough,
of which three are underground. Of the total number
there are 17 where machinery has been installed.
Two of the five underground bakehouses noted last
year have been abolished.