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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 1937
[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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factories (including factory laundries) | 72 | 4 | _ |
| Workshops(including workshop laundries) | 92 | 8 | - |
| Workplaces (other than out-workers' premises | — | - | - |
| Total | 164 | 12 |
2. —Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| *Nuisances under the Public Health Acts— | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Want of ventilation | — | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | — | — |
| Other nuisances | 18 | 18 | — | — |
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — |
| Offences under Factory and Workshop 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 ... | 26 | 26 | — | — |
„ * Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and
workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.
-V.B.—Xo action was found to be necessary under Section 108 of the
Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, relating to unwholesome premises used
by outworkers.