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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
Fulham 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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98.
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. I. Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Premises. (1) | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. (2) | Written notices. (3) | Prosecutions. (4) | |
| Factories (including factory laundries) | 78 | 2 | - |
| Workshops (including workshop laundries) | 164 | 10 | - |
| Workplaces (other than outworkers' premises) | 67 | 4 | - |
| Outworker's premises | 755 | 14 | - |
| Total | 1064 | 30 | - |
II. Defects found in Factories, Workshops and
Workplaces.
| Premises. | Number of Defects | No. of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to h.m. Inspector. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Want of cleanliness | 21 | 21 | - | - |
| Want of ventilation | - | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding | - | - | - | - |
| Want of drainage of floors | - | - | - | - |
| Other nuisances | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| Sanitary accommodation :— | ||||
| Insufficient.. | - | - | - | - |
| Unsuitable or defective | 31 | 31 | - | - |
| Not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses | - | — | - | - |
| 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 | 60 | 60 | - | - |