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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
Erith 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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G(6). Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
| Premises | Numberof | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 14 | – | – |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 10 | – | – |
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers premises) | 11 | – | – |
| Total | 35 | – | – |
2.— DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES
| Particulars | Number of Defects | Number of Prosecutions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Want of Cleanliness | – | – | – | – |
| Want of Ventilation | – | – | – | – |
| Overcrowding | – | – | – | – |
| Want of drainage of floors | – | – | – | – |
| Other Nuisances | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Sanitary accomodation: Insufficient | – | – | – | – |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 6 | 6 | – | – |
| Not separate for sexes | – | – | – | – |
| Illegal Occupation of underground bakehouse | – | – | – | – |
| Other offences | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 9 | 9 | – | – |