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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 15.—Defects Found.
| Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4) | Number of Prosecutions. (5) | |
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts :— | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| Want of Ventilation | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Want of drainage of floors | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Other Nuisances | 11 | 11 | - | - |
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Unsuitable or defective | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| Not separate for Sexes | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Unscreened for Sexes | - | - | - | - |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:— | ||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses (s. 101) | - | - | - | - |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (sees. 97 to 100) | - | - | - | - |
| Other offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork) | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 39 | 39 | - | - |
Table No. 16.—Registered Factories, Workshops and Outworkers.
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. (1) | Number. (2) |
|---|---|
| Factories | 181 |
| Factories, Laundries | 38 |
| Workshops, Laundries | 23 |
| Domestic Laundries | 6 |
| Bakehouses | 60 |
| Dressmakers | 74 |
| Outworkers | 978 |
| Blouse Makers | 6 |
| Tailors | 56 |
| Bootmakers | 104 |
| Metalworkers | 25 |
| Wood Workers | 24 |
| Seamstresses | - |
| Motor and Cycle Makers | 63 |
| Upholsterers | 12 |
| Milliners | 20 |
| Miscellaneous | 145 |
| Total number on Register | 1,815 |