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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
Greenwich 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich]
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES and HOMEWORK.
1.—INSPECTION.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries.) | 69 | ... | ... |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries.) | 269 | 6 | ... |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' Premises) | 83 | 24 | ... |
| Total | 421 | 30 | ... |
2.— DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| Want of Cleanliness | 40 | 40 | ... | ... |
| Want of Ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Nuisances | 11 | 11 | ... | ... |
| Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 39 | 39 | ... | ... |
| Unsuitable or defective | 8 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Not Separate for Sexes — | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Illegal Occupation of Underground Bakehouse (s. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Breach of Special Sanitary Requirements for Bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | 27 | 27 | ... | ... |
| Other Offences | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 121 | 121 | Nil | Nil |
*Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory Act, as remediable
under the Public Health Acts.