London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Wood Green 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces, and
Homework.
1.—INSPECTION.
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspector of Nuisances.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions | |
| Factories | 20 | - | - |
| (Including Factory Laundries) workshops | 285 | 15 | - |
| (Including Workshop Laundries) Workplaces | 83 | - | - |
| (Other than Outworkers' premises included in Part 3 of this Report) | - | - | - |
| Total | 388 | 15 | — |
2.— DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| 4 | 4 | — | — | ||
| Want of Ventilation | — | — | — | — | |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Nuisances | 9 | 9 | — | - | |
| Sanitary Accommo dation | Insufficient Unsuitable or Defective. | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Not Separate for Sexes | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Illegal Occupation of Underground Bakehouse (s. 101) | — | — | — | — | |
| Breach of Special Sanitary Requirements for Bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Offences | — | — | — | — | |
| (Excluding Offences relating to Outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report). | |||||
| Total | 15 | 15 | — | — | |