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,
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.