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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 16.—Defects Found.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) | 3 | — | — | ||
| Overcrowding (S.2) | Nil | Nil | — | — | |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | Nil | Nil | — | — | |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | 1 | Nil | — | — | |
| Sanitary Conveniences | Insufficient | 7 | 6 | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 32 | 28 | — | — | |
| Not separate for sexes | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
| Other offences | Nil | Nil | — | — | |
| (Not including offences relating to Homework or offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921, and re-enacted in the Third Schedule to the Factories Act, 1937.) | |||||
| Total | 49 | 42 | — | — | |
Table No . 17. Registered Factories.
On the register at the end of the year.
| Factories with mechanical power | 669 |
| Factories without | 243 |
| Other factories (including building operations) | 34 |
Table No . 18.
| Homeworkers and Outworkers | 459 |
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) | — |
| 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 | 14 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 14 |
| Other | — |
| Underground Bakehouse (s. 101):— | |
| Certificates granted during the year | — |
| In use at the end of the year | 14 |