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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
Chiswick 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chiswick]
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2—Defects Found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. i Inspector. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| ♦Nuisances under the Public Health Acts :— | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | — | — | — | — |
| Want of ventilation | — | — | — | - |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | — | — |
| Other nuisances ... | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary accommodation : | ||||
| Insufficient | — | — | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | — | — | — | — |
| Not separate for sexes | - | — | — | — |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Acts :— | ||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (Sec. 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) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals ... | 1 | 1 | — | — |
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and
Workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.
7. Smoke Abatement.—Chiswick not being a large
manufacturing centre, it was natural that little trouble has
been experienced during the period under review, as a result
of smoke nuisances arising from its few factories.
The Wall Paper Manufacturing Co., Iytd., during 1921,
converted their coal furnaces for oil consumption, and this,
for a time, resulted in complaints being received of black
smoke. The Company immediately took the matter up, and
installed expensive appliances and recorders whereby the
boiler attendant became immediately aware of any defect, or
imperfect combustion of oil. The subsequent introduction of