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Merton and Morden 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton and Morden]
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2— DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES
N umber of Defects.
Particulars. Pound. Remedied.
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:—*
Want of cleanliness 2 2
Want of ventilation - -
Overcrowding — —
Want of drainage of floors — —
Other Nuisauces — —
insufficient 1 1
Sanitary accommodation unsuitable or defective 1 1
(. not for separate sexes — —
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:—
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | - | - |
| Breach of special sanitary requirement for bakehouses, ss. 97 to 100 | - | - |
| Other offences, excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this report | - | - |
| Total | 4 | 4 |
3.—HOMEWORK.
OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SUCTION 107.
List? received from Employers Nil
Lists received from other Councils 10
4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS
Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year.
| Bakehouses | 8 |
| Laundries | 5 |
| Silk Printers | 2 |
| Block Cutters | 2 |
| Cycle Makers | 2 |
| Total number of Workshops on Register | 19 |
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 oi the Factory and
Workshops Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts
The whole of Part III of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1890,
is in force.