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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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failed to affix in their workrooms an Abstract of the Act in
accordance with Section 128.
675 inspections of workshops have been made during the
year, and defects numbering 280 were found to exist. On the
necessary steps being taken the nuisances were remedied.
Notices were received from H.M. Inspector of Factories of nuisances remediable under the Public Health Acts existing in factories and workshops, details of which I give below, with the result of the action taken:—
| Notice received. | Description of Premises. | Nuisance notified. | Reply to Factory Inspector. | Result of action taken. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/3/15 | Workshop | One sanitary convenience males and females employed | 26/4/15 | Employment of females discon tinued |
| 25/5/15 | Factory | Sanitary convenience opens direct to machine at which boy works | 29/5/15 | Nuisance abated |
Homework.—The Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, provides
that we shall be notified of the addresses of outworkers (in
certain specified trades), living in our district, twice yearly. A
register is kept of the names and addresses of these outworkers,
and the homes are regularly inspected. Powers under the Act
are given to the District Council for controlling the conditions
under which the work is done in the homes of the workers, and
generally a hygienic standard is secured. All insanitary conditions
found to exist are dealt with and the necessary action taken to
abate nuisances.
Infectious diseases occurred in the homes of 17 outworkers,
but immediate steps were taken to prevent the spread of the
disease; the outwork was disinfected by us, and the Medical
Officer of the Council in whose district the employer resided was
advised of the case. In instances where the patient was treated
at home, further work was forbidden on the premises until all
risk of the infection was over. Infectious diseases also occurred