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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
West Ham 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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1.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and
Workplaces.
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
| Premises. (1) | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Occupiers Prosecuted. (4) | |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | 176 | 10 | ... |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | 90 | 7 | ... |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' premises) | 89 | 6 | ... |
| Total | 355 | 23 | ... |
2. —Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects. | Number of offences in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted. (5) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4) | ||
| Nuisances under the Public | ||||
| Health Acts1 :— | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 17 | 17 | ... | ... |
| Want of ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Want of drainage of floors | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Other Nuisances | 11 | 9 | 1 | ... |
| Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Unsuitable or defective | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Not separate for sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Acts : | ||||
| 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 | 33 | 29 | 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.
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