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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
Camberwell 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901.
| Premises. (1) | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Prosecutions. (4) | |
| — | |||
| — | |||
| — | |||
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | Number of Prosecution. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 26 | 25 | — | — |
| Want of ventilation | 5 | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
| Want of drainage floors | — | — | — | — |
| Other nuisances | 35 | 30 | 1 | — |
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | — | — | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 77 | 74 | —- | — |
| Not separate for sexes | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| 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] | 11 | 11 | 11 | — |
| Total | 157 | 142 | 12 | — |
Outworkers.
During the year lists of outworkers were received from 70
contractors carrying on business in this Borough.
These lists contained the names of 285 persons employed as
outworkers resident in Camberwell. Notices were also received
from other Sanitary Authorities giving the names of 589 persons