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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 17.—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 | 18 | 15 | - | - |
| Want of Ventilation | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Overcrowding | — | — | - | - |
| Want of drainage of floors | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Other Nuisances | 8 | 6 | - | - |
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Unsuitable or defective | 20 | 16 | - | - |
| Not separate for Sexes | 4 | 2 | — | - |
| Unscreened 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) | 18 | 15 | - | - |
| Other offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork) | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 75 | 60 | - | - |
Table No. 18.—Registered Workshops.
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. |
|---|---|
| (1) | (2) |
| Factories | 176 |
| Factories, Laundries | 38 |
| Workshops, Laundries | 22 |
| Domestic Laundries | 6 |
| Bakehouses | 54 |
| Dressmakers | 58 |
| Outworkers | 761 |
| Blouse Makers | 3 |
| Tailors | 48 |
| Bootmakers | 89 |
| Metal Workers | 52 |
| Wood Workers | 43 |
| Seamstresses | 1 |
| Motor and Cycle Makers | 52 |
| Upholsterers | 9 |
| Milliners | 20 |
| Miscellaneous | 107 |
| Total number of Workshops on Register | 1,539 |
Table No. 19.—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) | 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 by H.M. Inspector | 5 |
| 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 |