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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
1.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
| Premises. | Number of inspections. | Number of written notices. | Number of prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Factories (including factory laundries) | 53 | 6 | — |
| Workshops(including workshop laundries) | 89 | 1 | — |
| Workplaces (other than out-workers' pre | — | ||
| mises | — | — | — |
| Total | 142 | 7 | — |
2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts— | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 9 | 9 | — | — |
| Want of ventilation | — | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | — | — |
| Other nuisances | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | — | — | — | — |
| Not separate for sexes | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Offences under Factory and Workshops Acts :— | ||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses (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) | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 15 | 15 | — | — |
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and
Workshops Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.
N.B.—No action was found to be necessary under Section 108 of the
Factory and Workshops Act, 1901, relating to unwholesome premises used
by outworkers.