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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces &
Homework.
1. INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
| Premises. (1) | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Prosecutions. (4) | |
| Factories— | |||
| Including Factory Laundries | 666 | 13 | ... |
| Workshops— | 293 | 32 | ... |
| Including Workshop Laundries | |||
| Workplaces— | |||
| Other than Outworkers premises included in Part 5 of this Report | |||
| 959 | 45 | ||
2. DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | ||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts :— | |||
| Want of Cleanliness | 23 | 15 | |
| „ Ventilation | 1 | - | |
| Overcrowding | — | — | |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | 2 | 3 | |
| Other nuisances | 7 | 10 | |
| Sanitary Accommodation | Insufficient | 2 | 1 |
| Unsuitable or defective | 8 | 8 | |
| Not separate for sexes | — | — | |
| Offences under Factory and Workshop Acts:— | |||
| Illegal Occupation of Underground Bakehouse (S. 101) | - | - | |
| Breach of Special Sanitary Requirements for Bakehouses (S.S. 97 to 100) | 19 | 19 | |
| Other Offences— | |||
| Excluding offences relating to Outwork which are included in Part 5 of this Report | — | — | |
| 62 | 56 | ||