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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Table VI.
I nspection of factories, workshops and workplaces. 1937.
| Premises. | No. of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written notices. | Occupiers prosecuted. | |
| Factories (including factory laundries) | 498 | 25 | - |
| Workshops (including workshop laundries) | 359 | - | - |
| Workplaces (other than outworkers' premises) | 176 | 1 | |
| Total | 933 | 26 | — |
T able VIII.
A ction in respect of workshops.
| Premises cleansed throughout | 4 |
| Roofs, guttering, etc., repaired | 1 |
| Defective flushing apparatus repaired | 1 |
| General repairs to water-closets | 3 |
| Light and ventilation provided | 1 |
| Window sashes, etc. | 1 |
Bakehouses. There are 98 bakehouses in the borough, of
which 22 are underground bakehouses within the meaning' of the
Factory Act, 1901. During the year no new bakehouses were
erected and none was disused.
These bakehouses are inspected at irregular intervals, 230
inspections having been made during the course of the year. It was
found necessary to serve 15 notices for cleansing, but generally a
verbal warning was sufficient to secure the rectification of minor
defects. A constant effort is made to raise the standard of these
premises. This varies greatly, and the tendency is for the less
satisfactory to fall gradually out of use.
Restaurants and cafe-kitchens. These vary from the
premises of the large multiple caterers to the small coffee stalls,
and cooking arrangements are on a scale varying with the nature
and size of the trade done.
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