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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
Merton 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]
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2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | ||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:—1 | |||
| Want of cleanliness | — | — | |
| Want of ventilation | — | — | |
| Overcrowding | — | — | |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | |
| Other nuisances | 1 | 1 | |
| † Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | — | — |
| unsuitable or defective | 1 | 1 | |
| not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | |
| Offences under 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 (Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this report) | - | -_ | |
| Total | 3 | 3 | |
3.—HOMEWORK.
OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107.
Nature of Work—Wearing Apparel. Addresses of Outworkers'.
Lists received from other Councils 14
Lists forwarded to other Councils 8
Inspections of Outworkers' premises 8
Total 30
4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year.
| Number. | |
|---|---|
| Laundries | 10 |
| Bakehouses | 6 |
| Silk Printers | 3 |
| Farriers | 2 |
| Block Cutters | 1 |
| Metal Workers | 1 |
| Total number of workshops on Register | 23 |
* Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8, of the Factory and
Workshop Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts.
† The whole of the Public Health Amendment Act, 1890, is now in force
(January, 1909).