London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Wanstead and Woodford 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead]
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TABLE V.
I.-INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Premises | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Prosecutions. (4) |
| Factories —Including Factory Laundries | 11 | ||
| Workshops—Including Workshop Laundries | 23 | 3 | |
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises) | 12 | 2 | |
| Totals | |||
2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Want of Cleanliness | 5 | 5 | ||
| Want of Ventilation | 2 | 2 | ||
| Sanitary accommodation unsuitable or defective | 5 | 5 | ||
| Other Nuisances | 7 | 7 | ||
| Totals | 19 | 19 | ||