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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE XVc.
Factories, Workshop s , Laundries, Workplaces, and Home-workers' Premises.
1.—Inspection.
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
| Premises. | Number of | |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices | |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | 55 | 17 |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | 238 | 23 |
| Workplaces | 85 | 24 |
| Homeworkers' Premises | 275 | 14 |
| Total | 653 | 78 |
2.—Defects found.
| Description. | Number of Defects. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pound. | Remedied. | ||
| Nuisances under Public Health Acts | |||
| Want of Cleanliness | 55 | 55 | |
| Want of Ventilation | 27 | 27 | |
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | |
| Want of Drainage of floors | 1 | 1 | |
| Other nuisances | 37 | 37 | |
| Sanitary accommodation. | insufficient, un-suitable, or de- fective | 12 | 12 |
| not separate for sexes | 3 | 3 | |
| Total | 136 | 136 | |