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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 16.—Defects Found.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| (a) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Want of Ventilation | — | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
| Want of drainage of floors | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Other Nuisances | 7 | 7 | — | — |
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 26 | 24 | — | — |
| Not separate for Sexes | — | — | — | — |
| 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) | 13 | 17* | — | — |
| Other offences | — | — | — | — |
| (Excluding offences relating to outwork) | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 57 | 59 | — | — |
* Includes 4 from 1934.
Table No. 17.—Registered Factories, Workshops and Outworkers.
| On the Register (s.131) at the end of the year. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | |
| Factories | 195 | |
| Factories, Laundries | 38 | |
| Workshops, Laundries | 22 | |
| Domestic Laundries | 6 | |
| Bakehouses | 59 | |
| Dressmakers | 58 | |
| Outworkers | 1,060 | |
| Blouse Makers | 2 | |
| Tailors | 48 | |
| Bootmakers | 93 | |
| Metal Workers | 23 | |
| Wood Workers | 17 | |
| Seamstresses | 1 | |
| Motor and Cycle Makers | 48 | |
| Upholsterers | 12 | |
| Milliners | 21 | |
| Miscellaneous | 198 | |
| Total number on Register | 1,901 | |