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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
Mitcham 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts :—* | Nil | Nil | |||
| Want of cleanliness | 1 | 1 | |||
| Want of ventilation | |||||
| Overcrowding | |||||
| Want of drainage of floors | |||||
| Other nuisances | 5 | 5 | |||
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 1 | 1 | ||
| unsuitable or defective | 2 | 2 | |||
| not separate for sexes | 2 | 2 | |||
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Acts : — | |||||
| 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 | 11 | 11 | Nil | Nil | |
* Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under
the Public Health Acts.