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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 20.
Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. 1
| Premises. (1) | Inspections. (2) | Number of Written Notices. (3) | Occupiers. Prosecuted. (4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 263 | 13 | - |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 93 | 4 | - |
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises) | 44 | 5 | - |
| Homeworkers' Premises | 163 | - | - |
| Total | 563 | 22 | - |
2.—
| Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. (5) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4) | |||
| Want of Cleanliness | 43 | 43 | - | - | |
| Want of Ventilation | - | - | - | - | |
| Overcrowding | - | - | - | - | |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | - | - | - | - | |
| Other Nuisances | - | - | - | - | |
| Sanitary Accommodation | Insufficient | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 22 | 22 | - | - | |
| Not separate for Sexes | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Illegal Occupation of Underground Bakehouses (S. 101) | - | - | - | - | |
| Other Offences | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 67 | 67 | - | - | |