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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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) | 146 | 24 | ... |
Workshops (including Workshop laundries) | 178 | 18 | ... |
Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises included in Part 3 of this Report) Total | 39 | 4 | ... |
363 | 46 | ... |
Table No. 11. DEFECTS FOUND.
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Found. | Remedied. | Referred toH.M. Inspector | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— | ||||
Want of Cleanliness | 9 | 8 | ... | ... |
Want of Ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Want of drainage of floors | 4 | 4 | ... | ... |
Other Nuisances | 19 | 19 | ... | ... |
Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
Insufficient | 5 | 5 | ... | ... |
Unsuitable or defective | 27 | 27 | ... | ... |
Not separate for Sexes | 5 | 5 | ... | ... |
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) | 7 | 7 | ... | ... |
Other offences (Excluding offences relating to out-work which are included in Part 3 of this Report). | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Total | 76 | 75 | ... | ... |