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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
Hammersmith 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith]
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2.— DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prose-cutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| Want of Cleanliness | 148 | 148 | ... | ... | |
| Want of Ventilation | ... | ••• | ... | ... | |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | 2 | ... | ... | ||
| Other Nuisances | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | |
| Sanitary Accommodation. | insufficient | 8 | 8 | ... | ... |
| unsuitable or defective | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | |
| not separate for sexes | 8 | 7 | ... | ... | |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101) | |||||
| Breach of special Sanitary requirements, for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100) | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | |
| Other Offences (excluding offences relating to outwork, which are included in Part 3 of this report.) | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | |
| Total | 216 | 215 | ... | ... | |
3.—HOME WORK.
| Nature of Work. | Outworkers' List, Section 107. | Outwork in Unwholesome premises, Sec. 108. | Outwork in Infected Premises, Sees. 109, 110. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Employers. | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. | Prosecutions. | |||||||||||||
| Twice in the year. | Once in the year. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of Lists. | Failing to send Lists. | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders made (Sec. no). | Prosecutions (Sees. 109, no). | ||||||
| Lists. | Outworkers. | Lists. | Outworkers. | ||||||||||||
| Contractors. | Workmen. | Contractors. | Workmen. | ||||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) |
| Wearing apparel— | |||||||||||||||
| (1) making, etc. | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 16 | 28 | ... | ... | ... | 32 | 32 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (2) cleaning and washing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Furniture and upholstery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 16 | 28 | ... | ... | ... | 32 | 32 | ... | ... | ... | ... |