London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Stepney 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES AND
HOMEWORK.
1.—INSPECTIONS.
| Premises. (1) | Number. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Prosecutions. (4) | |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | 778 | 79 | 1 |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | 3,520 | 1,204 | ... |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' premises) | 313 | 65 | ... |
| Total | 4,611 | 1,348 | 1 |
2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. (5) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4) | |||
| Want of cleanliness | 476 | 476 | ... | ... | |
| Want of ventilation | 48 | 48 | ... | ... | |
| Overcrowding | 24 | 24 | ... | ... | |
| Want of drainage of floors | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other nuisances | 500 | 500 | ... | 2 | |
| Sanitary Accommodation | insufficient | 24 | 24 | ... | ... |
| unsuitable or defective | 227 | 227 | ... | ... | |
| not separate for sexes* | 27 | 2 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | ... | ... | |||
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | 16 | 16 | ... | ... | |
| Other offences | 6 | 6 | ... | ...< . . | |
| (Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this report.) | |||||
| Total | 1,348 | 1,318 | ... | 3 | |
| *Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8, of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts. | |||||