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
Twickenham 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Workshops and Workplaces, etc.—The record of the
work done in this connection is set out in the special tables of the
Home Office which follow.
1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions | |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | 58 | - | Nil. |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | 199 | 15 | Nil. |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' premises included in Part 3 of this Report) | - | - | Nil. |
| Total | 257 | 15 | Nil. |
2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| Nil. | Nil. | |||
| Want of cleanliness | 5 | 5 | ||
| Want of ventilation | - | - | ||
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Want of drainage to floors | 1 | 1 | ||
| Other nuisances | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sanitary accommodation- | ||||
| Insufficient | - | - | ||
| Unsuitable or defective | 6 | 6 | ||
| Not separate for sexes | - | - | ||
| Total | 14 | 14 | - | - |