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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
Penge 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces,
1936
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Occupiers Prosecuted. | |
| Factories Including Factory Laundries | 48 | 4 | ... |
| Workshops Including Workshop Laundries | 15 | ... | ... |
| Workplaces Other than Outworkers' premises | 25 | ... | ... |
| Total | 88 | 4 | ... |
Defects found in Factories, Workshops and
Workplaces.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Ref'rr'd to H.M. Insp't'r | ||
| Want of cleanliness | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Want of ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Want of drainage of floors | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other nuisances | 10 | 10 | ... | ... |
| Sanitary accommodation:— | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Insufficient | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Unsuitable or defective | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 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 | 13 | 13 | ... | ... |
*Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and
Workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.