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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
Leyton 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, AND WORKPLACES.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | |
| Want of Cleanliness | 76 | 76 | |
| Want of ventilation | 3 | 3 | |
| Overcrowding | 9 | 9 | |
| Want of Drainage of floors | ... | ... | |
| Other nuisances | 66 | 66 | |
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | ... | ... |
| unsuitable or defective | 84 | 84 | |
| not separate for sexes | 3 | 3 | |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | ... | ... | |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses | |||
| (ss. 97 to 100) | 44 | 44 | |
| Other offences | ... | ... | |
| (Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | |||
| Total | 285 | 285 | |