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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
Walthamstow 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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1. - INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, ETC. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
| Premises | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Factories with Machine | 348 | 8 | Nil. |
| Factories without power | 130 | 1 | Mil. |
| Other premises under the Act. | 74 | - | Nil. |
| Totals | 552 | 9 | Nil. |
2. - DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, ETC.
| Particulars. (1) | No. of Defects | No. of Offences in respect of which prosecutions were instituted. (5) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found (2) | Remedied (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4) | |||
| ant of cleanliness | 31 | 31 | - | - | |
| Overcrowding | - | - | - | - | |
| Unreasonable temperature | - | - | - | - | |
| Inadequate ventilation | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | - | - | - | - | |
| Sanitary Conveniences | insufficient | - | - | - | - |
| unsuitable or defective | 50 | 48 | |||
| not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - | |
| Other offences | 9 | 9 | - | - | |
| Totals | 91 | 89 | Nil. | Nil. | |
NUMBER AND TRADES OF OUTWORKERS NOTIFIED DURING 1944.
| Wearing Apparel, making of | 155 | Belts | 3 | |
| Brush Making | 10 | Rubber goods | 5 | |
| Boxes | 10 | Dolls | 3 | |
| Boots and Shoes | 3. | |||
| Total | 189. | |||
Outworkers were notified from the following areas:-
| Bethnal Green | 2 | Leyton | 29 |
| Chingford | 5 | St. Marylo bone | 2 |
| City of London | 18 | Shoreditch | 6 |
| Finsbury | 25 | Walthamstow | 29 |
| Hackney | 46 | Westminster | 5 |
| Islington | 8 | Other Areas | 14 |
| Total | 189. | ||
A total of 293 visits was paid in connection with Outworkers.
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