London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Leyton 1936

[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.Number of
Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
(1)(2)(3)(4)
Factories— Including Factory Laundries14711...
Workshops- Including Workshop Laundries12411...
Workplaces— Other than Outworkers premises included in Part 5 of this Report
27122...

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 Cleanliness2929
„ Ventilation11
Overcrowding--
Want of Drainage of Floors--
Other nuisances11
Sanitary AccommodationInsufficient--
Unsuitable or defective55
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--
3636