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 Penge]
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Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces,
1935
Premises. | Number of | ||
---|---|---|---|
Inspections. | Written Notices. | Occupiers Prosecuted. | |
Factories ncluding Factory Laundries | 65 | 6 | ... |
Workshops Including Workshop Laundries | 44 | ... | ... |
Workplaces Other than Outworkers' premises | 10 | ... | ... |
Total | 119 | 6 | ... |
Defects found in Factories, Workshops and
Workplaces.
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||
Want of cleanliness | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
Want of ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Want of drainage of floors | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other nuisances | 14 | 14 | ... | ... |
Sanitary accommodation :— | ||||
Insufficient | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Unsuitable or defective | 4 | 4 | ... | ... |
Not separate for sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other offences | ... | ... | ... | ... |
(Excluding offences relating to outwork and offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order 1921). | ||||
Totals | 20 | 20 | ... | ... |
*Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and
Workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.