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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 20.—Defects Found.
| Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. (5) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4) | ||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 49 | 37 | - | - |
| Want of Ventilation | 9 | 7 | - | - |
| Overcrowding | — | — | - | - |
| Want of drainage of floors | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Other Nuisances | 32 | 30 | - | - |
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 3 | — | - | - |
| Unsuitable or defective | 31 | 26 | - | - |
| Not separate for Sexes | 10 | 9 | — | - |
| Unscreened for Sexes | 11 | 7 | - | - |
| 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) | 63 | 56 | - | - |
| Other offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork) | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 211 | 175 | - | - |
Table No. 21.—Registered Workshops.
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. (1) | Number. (2) |
|---|---|
| Factories | 149 |
| Factories, Laundries | 41 |
| Workshops, Laundries | 19 |
| Domestic Laundries | 5 |
| Bakehouses | 62 |
| Dressmakers | 56 |
| Outworkers | 261 |
| Blouse Makers | 10 |
| Tailors | 35 |
| Bootmakers | 88 |
| Metal Workers | 35 |
| Wood Workers | 26 |
| Seamstresses | 3 |
| Motor and Cycle Makers | 37 |
| Upholsterers | 9 |
| Milliners | 13 |
| Miscellaneous | 92 |
| Total number of Workshops on Register | 941 |
Table No. 22.—Other Matters.
| Class. (1) | N umber. (2) |
|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— | |
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133) | 1 |
| 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 bv H.M. Inspector | 25 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 3 |
| Other | — |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101) | |
| Certificates granted during the year | — |
| In use at the end of the year | 17 |