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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No . 17.—D efects Found.
| Particulars(1) | Number of Defects | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found(2) | Remedied(3) | Referred to HMInspector(4) | Number of Prosecutions(5) | |
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts :- | - | - | - | - |
| Want of Cleanliness | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Want of Ventilation | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Overcrowding | - | - | - | - |
| Want of drainage of floors | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Other Nuisances | 8 | - | - | |
| Sanitary accommodation- | - | - | - | - |
| Insufficient | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| Unsuitable or defective | - | - | ||
| Not separate for Sexes | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Unscreened for Sexes | - | - | - | - |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:- | ||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bake houses (s101) | - | - | - | - |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (sees 97 to 100) | 17 | 17 | - | - |
| Other offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork) | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 43 _ | 43 | - | - |
Table No. 18.—Registered Factories, Workshops and Outworkers.
| On the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. |
|---|---|
| (1) | |
| Factories | 320 |
| Factories, Laundries | 38 |
| Workshops, Laundries | 22 |
| Domestic Laundries | 6 |
| Bakehouses | 60 |
| Dressmakers | 34 |
| Outworkers | 458 |
| Blouse Makers | 2 |
| Tailors | 40 |
| Bootmakers | 46 |
| Metal Workers | 23 |
| Wood Workers | 19 |
| Seamstresses | 1 |
| Motor and Cycle Makers | 23 |
| Upholsterers | 9 |
| Milliners | 17 |
| Miscellaneous | 133 |
| Total number on Register | 1,251 |
Table No. 19.—Other Matters.
| Class. (1) | Number. (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 | 10 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 10 |
| Other | - |
| Underground Bakehouse (s. 101) :— Certificates granted during the year In use at the end of the year | 17 |