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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
Stepney 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES AND WORKPLACES.
1.—INSPECTIONS.
| Premises. | Inspections. | Number of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Factories | 1,050 | 46 | .. |
| (Including Factory Laundries) Workshops | 3,678 | 689 | .. |
| (Including Workshop Laundries) Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' premises) | 1.10 | .21 | .. |
| Totals | 4,692 | 756 | .. |
2.- DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Want of cleanliness | 315 | 315 | .. | .. | |
| Want of ventilation | 16 | 16 | .. | .. | |
| Overcrowding | 15 | 15 | .. | .. | |
| Want of drainage of floors | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other nuisances | 50 | 50 | .. | .. | |
| Sanitary Accommodation | insufficient | 112 | 112 | .. | .. |
| unsuitable or defective | 143 | 143 | .. | .. | |
| not separate for sexes | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101) | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100) | 42 | 42 | .. | .. | |
| Other offences | 63 | 63 | .. | .. | |
| (Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this report.) | |||||
| Totals | 768 | 768 | .. | ||
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8, of the Factory and Workshop Art, 1001, as,
remediable under the Public Health Acts.