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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
Harrow 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow-on-the-Hill]
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES AND HOMEWORK.
1.— INSPECTION.
Including Inspections mile by Smitiry Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
| Premises. | Number of | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. Prosecutions. | |||||||
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | 72 | |||||||
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | 280 | 12 | ||||||
| Workplaces (Other than Outworkers premises included in Part 3 of this Report) | 53 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 405 | 13 | ||||||
| 2.—DEFECTS FOUND. | ||||||||
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecution | ||||||
| Found. Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 8 | 8 | ||||||
| Want of Ventilation | ||||||||
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Other Nuisances | 9 | 9 | ||||||
| Sanitary accommo-dation | insufficient | |||||||
| unsuitable or de- fective | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| not separate for sexes | ||||||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehoue (S. 101) | ||||||||
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100). Other offences | ||||||||
| Total | 20 | 20 | ||||||