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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
Paddington 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
1924.
Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 620 | 3 | - |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 1,662 | 10 | - |
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' Premises) | 26 | — | — |
| Total | 2,308 | 13 | — |
Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts— | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 157 | 157 | - | - |
| Want of ventilation | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Overcrowding | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | — | — |
| Other nuisances ... | — | _ | _ | _ |
| Sanitary accommodation insufficient | 4 | 3 | _ | _ |
| „ „ unsuitable or defective | 35 | 34 | _ | _ |
| „ ,, not separate for sexes | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Acts— | ||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences | 6 | 5 | — | — |
| Total | 210 | 207 | — | — |
At the end of 1923, 1,150 premises were on the Register of the Department as compared with
1,446 at the-end of 1914. During 1924, 37 premises were removed from the Register and 70 added,
making the total at the end of the year 1,183.
The Department reported the opening of 26 workshops to the Home Office, and received from
that Office notice of 39, 27 of which were already known to the Department.
Homework (Outworkers).—Local employers of outworkers sent in 38 lists in February, and the
like number in August. These lists contained 471 names and addresses, of which 365 were forwarded
to other districts. From other districts 333 addresses within the borough were received. As usual
the majority of the lists of addresses were received from the City of London, Kensington and
Westminster.
Supervision.—There were during the year 2,308 inspections, including 620 of factories, 1,662 of
workshops and 26 of workplaces.
The inspector reported the existence of 210 nuisances or defects on registered premises, 207 of
which were remedied during the year, the majority on his verbal request.
He served 13 notices during the year. The defects found comprised—
Want of cleanliness 157
Want of ventilation. 3
Overcrowding 2
Sanitary accommodation—Insufficient 4
Unsuitable or defective 35
Not separate for sexes 3
■ Other offences • 6
The Home Office forwarded 10 complaints, 2 of which were withdrawn. The complaints comprised—
Defective water-closet apparatus 5
Dirty conditions of rooms 3
Insufficient water-closet accommodation 1
Inadequate ventilation 1