Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
Want of cleanliness | 2 | ... | |||
Want of ventilation | ... | ... | |||
Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ||
Want of drainage of floors | ... | ... | ... | ||
Other nuisances | 14 | 13 | 1 | ||
Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 2 | ... | ||
unsuitable or defective | 2 | ... | |||
not separate for sexes | ... | ... | ... | ||
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 | 20 | 19 | 1 | Nil |
*Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under
the Public Health Acts.