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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
Romford 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health for
the year 1913, for the Urban District of liomsord, Essex, 011
the administration of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901,
in connection with Factories, Workshops, Workplaces,
and 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. | |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | 26 | ||
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 302 | ||
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises included in Part 3 of this Report) | 17 | ||
| Total | 345 | ||
2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||
| 4 | 4 | |||
| Want of Ventilation | ||||
| Other Nuisances | ||||
| Sanitary Accommodation Dirty condition | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 5 | 5 | ||