London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Willesden 1916
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES AND HOMEWORK.
Table No. 10.
INSPECTION—Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Factories (including Factory laundries) | 174 | 33 | ... |
| Workshops (including Workshop laundries) | 201 | 49 | ... |
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises included in Part 3 of this Report) | 51 | 15 | ... |
| Total | 426 | 97 | ... |
Table No. II. DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts :— | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 30 | 26 | ... | ... |
| Want of Ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Want of drainage of floors | 5 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Other Nuisances | 25 | 19 | ... | ... |
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unsuitable or defective | 43 | 30 | ... | ... |
| Not separate for Sexes | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| 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) | 34 | 30 | ... | ... |
| Other offences (Excluding offences relating to out-work which are included in Part 3 of this Report). | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 140 | 110 | ... | ... |