London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Surbiton 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]

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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES AND
HOMEWORK.

1.—INSPECTION.

Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

Premises.Number of
Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
Factories (Including FactoryLaundries)174—
Workshops(Including WorkshopLaundries)253—
Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' premises included in Part 3 of this Report)1——
Total437—

2.—DEFECTS FOUND.

Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
Nuisancex under the Public Health Acts:—* Want of Cleanliness11––
Want of Ventilation__––_
Overcrowding____
Want of drainage floors____
Other Nuisances66__
Sanitary accommodation Insufficient––––
Unsuitable or defective88__
Not separate for sexes_–__
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Acts:—-Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101)––––
Other Offences: — Excluding offences under the sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order 1921––––
Total1515——

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