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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
Shoreditch 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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BOROUGH OF SHOREDITCH.
Administration of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, in connection with FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES AND HOMEWORK.
1. — I nspection.
Inspection made by Sanitary Inspectors.
| Premises. | Inspections. | Number of Written Notices. | Prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries.) | 103 | 12 | - |
| Workshops dncluding Workshop Laundries.) | 3435 | 366 | - |
| Workplaces (Including Bakehouses and excluding Outworkers' premises dealt with in Table 3.) | 818 | 108 | - |
| Total | 4356 | 486 | - |
2.—Defects Found.
| Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. (5) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Keferred to H.M. Inspect'r (4) | |||
| Want of cleanliness ,. | 465 | 465 | — | — | |
| Want of ventilation .. | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Overcrowding | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | — | — | |
| Other nuisances | 39 | 39 | — | — | |
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| unsuitable or defective | 61 | 61 | — | — | |
| not separate for sexes | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Illegal occupation oi 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 | 573 | 573 | — | — | |
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act as
remediable under the Public Health Acts.