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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
Wembley 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Inspections
Factories 294 548
Workshops 77 73
Workplaces 75 45
The classification of the inspections and the defects found
and remedied are given in the following table.
All plans of new buildings intended to be used as factories,
workshops or workplaces which are received by the Borough
Engineer & Surveyor are referred to the Public Health
Department to see that they comply with the requirements of
the Acts and Orders relating to sanitary accommodation.
The number of outworkers on the register was 54, and 201
visits to outworkers premises were made. In no case was work
found to be carried out on unwholesome premises; nor was
work found to be given out to any notified case of Tuberculosis.
1. INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
Including Inspections by Sanitary Inspectors.
(Figures for 1936 given in Brackets).
| Premises. | Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers prosecuted. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | *548 (244) | 52 (9) | - (-) |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | * 73 (23) | 6 (-) | - (-) |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' premises) | 45 (-) | - (-) | - (-) |
| Total | 666 (279) | 58 (9) | - (-) |