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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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48
[Home Office Form 572.
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES AND HOMEWORK.
1.—INSPECTIONS.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | 1.461 | 126 | ... |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | 2,429 | 885 | ... |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' premises) | 873 | 59 | ... |
| Total | 4,763 | 1,070 | ... |
2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| | | |||||
| Want of cleanliness | 302 | 302 | ... | ... | |
| Want of ventilation | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | |
| Overcrowding | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | |
| Want of drainage of floors | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Other nuisances | 543 | 542 | ... | ... | |
| Sanitary Accommodation | insufficient | 15 | 15 | ... | ... |
| unsuitable or defective | 222 | 222 | ... | ... | |
| not separate for sexes | 12 | 10 | ... | ... | |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other offences - (Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this report.) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Total | 1,120 | 1,117 | ... | ... | |
| *Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8, of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts. | |||||