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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, ETC.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of offences in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Want of cleanliness | 39 | 35 | _ | — | |
| Overcrowding | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
| Unreasonable temperature | — | — | — | — | |
| Inadequate ventilation | 12 | 12 | — | — | |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | 7 | 7 | — | — | |
| Sanitary Conveniences - | insufficient | 16 | 16 | — | — |
| unsuitable or defective | 43 | 41 | — | — | |
| not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | |
| Other offences. | 66 | 52 | 5 | — | |
| Totals | 176 | 165 | 5 | — | |
NUMBER AND TRADES OF OUTWORKERS NOTIFIED
DURING 1946
Wearing Apparel, making Boxes 6
of 102 Rubber Goods 4
Brush making 7 Boots and Shoes 3
Total 122
Outworkers were notified from the following areas:—
Bethnal Green 3 St. Marylebone 1
City of London 9 Shoreditch 4
Finsbury 16 Walthamstow 19
Hackney 30 Westminster 2
Islington 3 Other areas 11
Leyton 24
Total 122
A total of 220 visits were paid in connection with outworkers.