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Woolwich 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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TABLE No. 30.

Factories, Workshops, Workplaces & Homeworkers' Premises.

1 .—Inspection.

Including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

Premises.Number of
Inspections.Written notices.Prosecutions.
Factories (Including Factory Laundries).18017—
Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries).58810—
Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' Premises)641—
Homeworkers' Premises7668—
2.—Defects Found.
Description.Number of Defects.
Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspect'rNumber of Prosecutions.
Nuisances under Public Health Act :— Want of Cleanliness66——
Want of Ventilation33——
Overcrowding————
Want of drainage of floors————
Other nuisances77——
SanitaryAcoom-modationinsufficient2I——
unsuitable or defective1515——
not separate for sexes11——
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act :— Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses (s. 101)————
Other offences————
Total3433——