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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 39.—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 | 14 | 13 | — | — |
| Want of Ventilation | — | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
| Want of drainage of floors | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Other Nuisances | 11 | 11 | — | — |
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 14 | 14 | — | — |
| Not separate for Sexes | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Unscreened for Sexes | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 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) | 19 | 18 | — | — |
| Other offences | — | — | — | — |
| (Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report.) | ||||
| Total | 64 | 62 | — | — |
Table No. 40.—Registered Workshops.
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. |
|---|---|
| (1) | (2) |
| Factories | 104 |
| Factories, Laundries | 59 |
| Workshops, Laundries | 27 |
| Domestic Laundries | 12 |
| Bakehouses | 63 |
| Dressmakers | 57 |
| Outworkers | 178 |
| Blouse Makers | 24 |
| Tailors | 47 |
| Bootmakers | 85 |
| Metal Workers | 11 |
| Wood Workers | 22 |
| Seamstresses | — |
| Motor and Cycle Makers | 32 |
| Upholsterers | 10 |
| Milliners | 22* |
| Miscellaneous | 53 |
| Total number of Workshops on Register | 806 |
Table No. 41.—Other Matters.
| Class. | Number. |
|---|---|
| (1) | (2) |
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— | |
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133) | — |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 5)— | |
| Notified by H.M. Inspector | 2 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 2 |
| Other | — |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101):— | |
| Certificates granted during the year | — |
| In use at the end of the year | 17 |