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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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APPENDIX XIV.
Factories, Workshops and Workplaces, 1935.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Occupiers prosecuted. | |
| Factories | 117 | 21 | ... |
| Workshops | 134 | 20 | ... |
| Workplaces | 59 | 11 | ... |
| Total | 310 | 52 | ... |
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| Want of Cleanliness | 27 | 27 | ... | |
| Want of ventilation | 4 | 1 | ... | |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | |
| Want of drainage to floors | 2 | 2 | ... | |
| Other nuisances | 53 | 50 | ... | |
| Sanitary accommodation. | insufficient | 3 | 3 | ... |
| unsuitable or defective | 4 | 2 | ... | |
| not separate for sexes | ... | ... | ... | |
| Total | 93 | 85 | ... | |
*Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and
Workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.
Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108.
| Nature of Work. | Instances. | Notices. served. | Prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wearing apparel—Making etc. | 1 | 1 | ... |