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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 15.—Defects Found.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | Number of Prosecutions. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Want of Ventilation | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Overcrowding | — | — | - | - |
| Want of drainage of floors | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Other Nuisances | 17 | 17 | - | - |
| Sanitary accommodation—. | ||||
| Insufficient0 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| Unsuitable or defective | 8 | 7 | - | - |
| Not separate for Sexes | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Unscreened for Sexes | 4 | 4 | — | - |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:— | ||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses (s. 101) | - | - | - | - |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (secs. 97 to 100) | 22 | 22 | - | - |
| Other offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork) | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 60 | 59 | — | - |
Table No. 16.—Registered Factories, Workshops and Outworkers.
| On the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. |
|---|---|
| (1) | (2) |
| Factories | 332 |
| Factories, Laundries | 38 |
| Workshops, Laundries | 22 |
| Domestic Laundries | 6 |
| Bakehouses | 61 |
| Dressmakers | 40 |
| Outworkers | 478 |
| Blouse Makers | 2 |
| Tailors | 40 |
| Bootmakers | 46 |
| Metalworkers | 23 |
| Wood Workers | 19 |
| Seamstresses | 1 |
| Motor and Cycle Makers | 23 |
| Upholsterers | 9 |
| Milliners | 17 |
| Miscellaneous | 133 |
| Total number on Register | 1,290 |
Table No. 17.—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) | — |
| 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 | 19 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 18 |
| Other | — |
| Underground Bakehouse (s. 101):— | |
| Certificates granted during the year | — |
| In use at the end of the year | 17 |