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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 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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Table: FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES 1 . —Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectorsof Nuisances.

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)732-
Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries)210——
Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' premises)20——
Total3032—

Table: 2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.

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 Cleanliness7272--
Want of Ventilation22——
Overcrowding—-——
Want of drainage of floors22-—
Other Nuisances2828—
Sanitary accommodationinsufficient——-—
unsuitable or defective22——
not separate for sexes1—-—
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 mentione 1 in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921.)----
Total107106--