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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
Ilford 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, AND WORKPLACES.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Insp'tor | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Want of cleanliness | 2 | 2 | |||
| Want of ventilation. | - | - | |||
| Overcrowding | 2 | 2 | |||
| Want of drainage of floors | 1 | - | |||
| Other nuisances | 3 | 2 | |||
| Sanitary accommodation | (Insufficient | - | - | ||
| unsuitable or defective | 1 | 1 | |||
| not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | |||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | - | - | |||
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | - | - | |||
| Other offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this report.) | - | - | |||
| Total | 10 | 8 | — | — | |
* Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop
Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.