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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 1925
[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 | 42 | 40 | |
| Want of Ventilation | 4 | 3 | |
| Overcrowding | 4 | 4 | |
| Want of Drainage of floors | .. | .. | |
| Other nuisances | 65 | 65 | |
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 6 | 4 |
| unsuitable or defective | 40 | 36 | |
| not separate for sexes | 4 | 2 | |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | .. | .. | |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | 15 | 15 | |
| Other Offences | .. | .. | |
| (Excluding offences relating to outwork which ark included in Part 3 of this Report) | • | ||
| Total | 180 | 169 | |