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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
Wimbledon 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. 1. Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Premises | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | 1 rosecutions. | |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | 162 | 17 | |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | 419 | 17 | |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' Premises) | 21 | ||
| Total | 602 | 39 | |
2. Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Particulars | Number of Defects. | Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| Want of Cleanliness | 52 | 52 | ... | ... |
| Want of Ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Want of drainage of floors | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Nuisances | 33 | 33 | ... | ... |
| Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 15 | 15 | ... | ... |
| 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 and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921.) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 102 | 102 | ... | ... |
* Including those specifled in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop
Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.
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