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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
Chingford 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND
WORKPLACES.
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
| Premises. (i) | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Occupiers Prosecuted. (4) | |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | 20 | 3 | — |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | 8 | — | — |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' premises) | — | — | — |
| Total | 28 | 3 | — |
| Particulars | Number of Defects. | No. of offences in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Want of cleanliness | 1 | 1 | - | -_ | |
| Want of ventilation | — | — | - | - | |
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | - | - | |
| Other nuisances | — | — | - | - | |
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 1 | 1 | - | -_ |
| unsuitable or defective | — | — | - | - | |
| 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) | |||||
| Total | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
"Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop
Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.