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

Harrow 1918

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow-on-the-Hill]

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Table: FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES AND HOMEWORK.1.—INSPECTION.Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES AND HOMEWORK.

1.—INSPECTION.

Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

Premises.Number of
Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
Faotories (Including Factory Laundries)845
Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries)1202
Workplaces (Other than Outworkers premises included in Part 3 of this Report)327
Total33614

Table: 2. —DEFECTS FOUND.

2. —DEFECTS FOUND.

Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions
Pound.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:—
Want of Cleanliness11
Want of Ventilation
Overcrowding
Other Nuisances
Sanitary accommodationinsufficient
unsuitable or defective44
not separate for sexes
Offences tinder the Factory and Workshop Act:—
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101)
Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100)
Other offences
Total65