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Teddington 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Teddington]

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(11) FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS & WORKPLACES.

1 —Inspection of Factories, Workshops & Workplaces.

Premises.Number of
Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
Factories663-
(including Factory Laundries) Workshops1205-
(including Workshop Laundries) Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' premises)656-
Total25114-

2—Defects found in Factories, Workshops & Workplaces.

Particulars.Number of DefectsNumber of Prosecutions.
Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts —* Want of cleanliness88--
Want of ventilation
Overcrowding---
Want of drainage of floors11
Other nuisances ...1010
Sanitary accommodation—
Insufficient66
Unsuitable or defective54
Not separate for sexes11
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act—
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 cf Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order 1921).----
Total3130--

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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