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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
Islington 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington]
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1934] 58
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) | |||
| 269 | 267 | - | - | ||
| Want of ventilation | 28 | 26 | - | - | |
| Overcrowding | 5 | 5 | - | - | |
| Want of drainage of floors | 25 | 25 | - | - | |
| Other nuisances | 411 | 398 | - | 2 | |
| Sanitary | insufficient | 48 | 44 | - | - |
| Accommodation | unsuitable, foul or defective | 322 | 323 | - | - |
| not separate for sexes | 6 | 5 | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | ||
| 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 | 1,124 | 1,093 | - | 2 | |
* Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshops Acts, 1901 as remediable under the Public Health Acts. 29 Workshops were also notified H.M. Inspector, of failing to affix Abstract of Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133).
OUTWORKERS' PREMISES.
| Instances. | Notices Served. | Remedied. | Prosecutions. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outwork in unwholesome premises (s. 108) Outwork in infected premises (s. 109, 110) | 48 2 | 10 | 48 2 | Nil |
| Total | 50 | 10 | 50 | Nil |
| OUTWORKERS' LISTS (s. 107) : Lists received from Employers 988 | ||||
| Addresses received from Other Councils 1,489 Addresses forwarded to Other Councils 470 | ||||
| Firms failing to send in lists (No. letters sent) 319 | ||||
OTHER MATTERS.
| Number. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories : Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133, 1901) | 1 | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the | Notified by H.M. Inspector | 3 |
| Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 5, 1901). | Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M Inspector | 3 |
| Other (New Factories reported under Home Office Memorandum, 1912) | 89 | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101) in use at the end of the year. | 69 | |