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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
Bromley 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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APPENDIX XIV.
Factories, Workshops and Workplaces, 1931.
I.—Inspections.
| Premises. | Number of | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections, | Written Notices. | Occupiers Prosecuted. | |||
| Factories | 106 | 10 | .. | ||
| Workshops | 68 | 15 | .. | ||
| Workplaces (other than outworkers' premises) | 4 2 | 12 | .. | ||
| Totals | 216 | 37 | .. | ||
| 11.—Defects. | |||||
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | ||||
| Found | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| Nuisances under Public Health Act8§ | |||||
| Want of cleanliness | 36 | 36 | .. | ||
| Want of ventilation | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Overcrowding | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Want of drainage to floors | 1 | 1 | .. | ||
| Other nuisances | 26 | 28‡ | .. | ||
| Sanitary-accommodation | insufficient | 2 | 1 | .. | |
| unsuitable or defective | 19 | 17 | .. | ||
| , not separate for sexes | 2 | 2 | .. | ||
| Total | 86 | 85 | .. | ||
§ Including those specified in sections 2, 3 7 and 8 of the Factory and
Workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Act.
‡Includes 6 defects outstanding at end of 1930 and remedied in 1931.
|| Includes 10 defects outstanding at end of 1930 and remedied in 1931.
Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108. .
| Nature of Work. | Instances. | Notice! Served. | Prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wearing apparel, making, etc. | 1 | 1 | .. |