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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow-on-the-Hill]
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES AND HOMEWORK.
1.— INSPECTION.
lncluding Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
| Premises. | Inspections. | Number of | Prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written Notices. | |||
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | 98 | 12 | Nil. |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | 140 | 20 | Nil. |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworkers premises included in Part 3 of this Report) | 50 | 2 | Nil. |
| Total | 288 | 82 | Nil. |
2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four.d. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| 8 | 8 | Nil. | |||
| Want of Ventilation | |||||
| Overcrowding | |||||
| Other Nuisances | 10 | 10 | |||
| insufficient | 6 | 6 | |||
| Sanitary accommo- dation | unsuitable or defective | 12 | 12 | Nil | |
| not separate for sexes | |||||
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) Other offences | |||||
| Total | 36 | 36 | |||