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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
1.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors
of Nuisances.
| Premises (1) | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections (2) | Written Notices (3) | Prosecutions (4) | |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | 135 | — | — |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | 360 | 1 | — |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' premises) | 7 | — | — |
| Total | 502 | 1 | - |
2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces
| Particulars (1) | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions (5) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found (2) | Remedied (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4) | |||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts— | |||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 91 | 91 | — | — | |
| Want of Ventilation | —— | — | — | — | |
| Overcrowding | —- | — | —- | — | |
| Want of drainage of floors | 10 | 10 | — | — | |
| Other Nuisances | 51 | 51 | — | — | |
| Sanitary accommo-dation | insufficient | — | — | - | — |
| unsuitable or defective | 19 | 19 | - | — | |
| not separate for sexes | — | - | - | — | |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Acts Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s 101) | - | - | - | - | |
| 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.) | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 171 | 171 | — | — | |