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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 21.
Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. 1
| Premises. (1) | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Occupiers prosecuted. (4) | |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | 329 | 17 | — |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | 418 | 6 | — |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' premises) | 121 | 1 | — |
| Total | 868 | 24 | — |
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| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Want of Cleanliness | 24 | 24 | — | — | |
| Want of Ventilation | — | — | — | — | |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | 2 | 2 | — | - | |
| Other Nuisances | 12 | 11 | 1 | - | |
| Sanitary Accommodation | Insufficient | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 27 | 27 | — | — | |
| Not separate for Sexes | — | — | — | — | |
| Illegal Occupation of Underground Bakehouse (S. 101) | - | - | - | - | |
| Other Offences | 3 | — | 3 | - | |
| Total | 69 | 65 | 4 | — | |