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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Table No. 15.
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD.
This Table is by request of the Secretary of State.
Annual Report of Medical Officer of Health for the year 1906,
On the Administration of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901,
in connection with
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES AND
HOMEWORK.
1.—INSPECTION.
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
Premises. | Number of | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | ||||||
Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 68 | 21 | ||||||
Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 423 | 21 | ||||||
Workplaces | 388 | 46 | ||||||
Total | 879 | 88 | ||||||
2.—DEFECTS FOUND. | ||||||||
PARTICULARS | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||||||
Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||||||
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts, | ||||||||
Want of Cleanliness | 265 | 265 | ||||||
Want of Ventilation | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Overcrowding | ||||||||
Want of Drainage of Floors | ||||||||
Other Nuisances | 143 | 143 | ||||||
Sanitary Accommodation | Insufficient | 5 | 3 | |||||
Unsuitable or defective | 17 | 17 | ||||||
Not Separate for Sexes | ||||||||
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act. | ||||||||
Illegal Occupation of Underground Bakehouse (s. 101) | ||||||||
Breach of Special Sanitary Requirements for Bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | ||||||||
Other Offences | ||||||||
Total | 431 | 429 |