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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
Woolwich 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE XVb.
Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces, and Homework.
1.—Inspection.
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of
Nuisances.
| Premises. | Number of | |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | ||
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | 107 | |
| Workplaces | 47 | 15 |
| Homeworkers'Premises.. | 353 | 30 |
| Total | 529 | 57 |
2.— Defects found.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | ||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— | |||
| Want of Cleanliness | 24 | 24 | |
| Want of Ventilation | 6 | 6 | |
| Overcrowding | 3 | 8 | |
| Want of drainage of floors | 1 | 1 | |
| Other nuisances | 11 | 11 | |
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient unsuitable or defective | 1 | 1 |
| not separate for sexes | |||
| Total | 46 | 46 | |