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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
Kingston upon Thames 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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II—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of offences in respect to which Prosecutions were instituted. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied | Referred to . H.M. Inspector. | |||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts1— | |||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 9 | 16 | — | — | |
| Want of Ventilation | — | — | — | — | |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | |
| Wantof drainageof floors | — | — | — | — | |
| Other nuisances | 6 | 14 | — | — | |
| Sanitary Accommo- dation | Insufficient | 1 | — | — | — |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 8 | 11 | — | — | |
| Dirty Not separate | 11 | 6 | — | — | |
| for sexes | — | — | — | — | |
Offences under Factory and Workshop Acts—
| Illegal occupation of Underground Bakehouse (s. 101) | — | — | — | — |
| Other Offences — (Excluding offences relating to outwork and offences under the Section mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health [Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers] Order, 1921) | 10 | 11 | — | — |
| Total | 45 | 58 | _ | _ |
*including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of
the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under
the Public Health Acts.