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Barnes 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]

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Table: Table XII.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.

Table XII.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.

PARTICULARS.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector
Nuisances under Public Health Acts:— *
Want of cleanliness55——
Want of Ventilation————
Overcrowding————
Want of drainage of floors1———
Other nuisances————
Sanitary accommodationinsufficient2———
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not separate for sexes21——
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Acts:—
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101)----
Other offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork and offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921.)----
Total106—-

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*Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as
remediable under the Public Health Acts.

Table: Table XIII.—Showing the number of Home-workers on the Register, and the nature of the Work undertaken by them.

Table XIII.—Showing the number of Home-workers on the Register, and the nature of the Work undertaken by them.

Nature of Work.Number of Home Workers.
Boot Repairers1
Fancy Needleworkers8
Furriers1
Tailors7
Total17