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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
Sutton 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORK PLACES,
AND HOME WORK.
(1) Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces, including inspections made by the Sanitary Inspector:—
| Premises. | No. of. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Factories (including Factory laundries). | 36 | — | — |
| Workshops (including Workshop laundries). | 134 | 10 | — |
| Work places (other than outworkers premises included in part 3 of this report). | 72 | — | — |
| Total. | 242 | 10 | — |
(2) Defects found in factories, workshops, and workplaces:
| Particulars. | Number of defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Nuisances under Public Health Acts, including those specified under Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act remediable under The Public Health Acts— | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Want of ventilation | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sanitary accomodation unsuitable or defective | 7 | 7 | — | — |
| Total. | 10 | 9 | — | — |