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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 36.
I nspection of F actories, W orkshops and W orkplaces.
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors
of Nuisances.
| Premises. (1) | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. (2) | Written notices. (3) | Occupiers prosecuted. (4) | |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 12 | – | – |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 168 | 3 | – |
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises) | 6 | — | — |
| Total | 186 | 3 | – |
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 | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Want of ventilation | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | – |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | — | – |
| Other nuisances | 2 | 2 | 1 | – |
| Sanitary accommodation :— | ||||
| Insufficient | — | — | – | – |
| Unsuitable or defective | 1 | 1 | — | – |
| Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | – |
| 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 | 9 | 9 | 1 | – |
* Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8of the Factory and Workshop
Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.
Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108 Nil.