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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Particulars. (1) | Number of defects. | Number of offences in respect to which prosecutions were instituted. (5) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4) | ||
| Want of cleanliness | 6 | 5 | — | — |
| Want of ventilation | 2 | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | — | — |
| Other nuisances | 17 | 7 | — | — |
| Sanitary accommodation:— | ||||
| Insufficient | — | — | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 8 | 5 | 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 & Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921) | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 34 | 18 | 1 | — |
* Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop
Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.