Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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1. INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances
Premises. | Number of | ||
---|---|---|---|
Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Factories— Including Factory Laundries | 147 | 11 | |
Workshops- Including Workshop Laundries | 124 | 11 | |
Workplaces— Other than Outworkers premises included in Part 5 of this Report | |||
271 | 22 |
2. DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Found. | Remedied. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | |
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— | |||
Want of Cleanliness | 29 | 29 | |
„ Ventilation | 1 | 1 | |
Overcrowding | |||
Want of Drainage of Floors | |||
Other nuisances | 1 | 1 | |
Sanitary Accommodation | Insufficient | ||
Unsuitable or defective | 5 | 5 | |
Not separate for sexes | |||
Offences under Factory and Workshop Acts:— | |||
Illegal Occupation of Underground Bakehouse (S. 101) | |||
Other Offences— | |||
Excluding offences relating to Outwork which are included in Part 5 of this Report | |||
36 | 36 |