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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
East Ham 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Premises (1) | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections (2) | Written Notices (3) | Prosecutions (4) | |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 22 | — | — |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 106 | 9 | — |
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises) | 4 | — | — |
| 132 | 9 | — | |
2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Particulars (1) | Number of Defects | Number of Prosecutions (5) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found (2) | Remedied (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector (4) | |||
| Want of cleanliness | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
| Want of ventilation | — | — | — | — | |
| Overcrowding | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Nuisances | 15 | 13 | — | — | |
| Sanitary accommo dation | insufficient | — | — | — | |
| unsuitable or defective | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | — | — | — | — | |
| Other offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork and offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921) | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 24 | 22 | - | - | |
* Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as
remediable under the Public Health Acts.
There have been no instances of outwork in unwholesome premises, sec. 108.