Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Premises. | Number | ||
---|---|---|---|
Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 237 | 46 | ... |
Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 639 | 127 | ... |
Workplaces | 5434 | 375 | ... |
Homeworkers' Premises (including Outworkers) | 572 | 88 | ... |
Total | 6882 | 636 | ... |
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
* Nuisances under the Public Health Acts: — | ||||
Want of Cleanliness | 455 | 409 | ... | ... |
Want of Ventilation | 4 | 4 | ... | ... |
Overcrowding | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
Want of drainage of floors | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other nuisances | 350 | 305 | ... | ... |
Sanitary accommodations: | ||||
Insufficient | 5 | 5 | ... | ... |
Unsuitable or defective | 29 | 22 | ... | ... |
Not separate for sexes | 4 | 4 | ... | ... |
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:— | ||||
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97-100) | 155 | 155 | ... | ... |
Other offences | 27 | 27 | ... | ... |
Total | 1,031 | 933 | ... | ... |