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 Willesden]
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T ABLB N O . 39.
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES, AND
HOMEWORK.
1.—INSPECTION—Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances
Premises. | Number of | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Primary Inspections. | Wntten Notices. | Prosecutions. | |||
(1) | (2 | (3) | (4) | ||
Factories (including Factory laundries) | 60 | 18 | - | ||
Workshops (including Workshop laundries) | 463 | 97 | - | ||
Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises included iu Part 3 of this Report) | - | - | - | ||
Total | 523 | 115 | - |
2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Found. | Itcmcdied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— | ||||
Want of Cleanliness | 51 | 51 | - | - |
Want of Ventilation | - | - | - | - |
Overcrowding | 3 | 3 | - | - |
Want of drainage of floors | - | - | - | - |
Other Nuisances | 109 | 98 | - | - |
Sanitary accommodation- | - | - | - | - |
Insufficient | - | - | - | - |
Unsuitable or defective | 38 | 38 | - | - |
Not separate for Sexes | - | - | - | - |
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:— | ||||
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses (S. 101) | - | - | - | - |
Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100) | 24 | 24 | - | - |
Other offences | - | - | - | - |
(Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report.) | ||||
Total | 225 | 214 | - | - |