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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
Orsett 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orsett]
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
(a) INSPECTIONS OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS & WORKPLACES including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspector.
| Premises. | Number of | Occupiers Prosecuted | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | ||
| Factories | 22 | 1 | - |
| (Including Factory Laundries) | |||
| Workshops | 34 | 3 | - |
| (Including Workshop Laundries) | |||
| Workshops | 2 | - | - |
| (Other than Outworkers premises) | |||
| Total | 58 | 4 | - |
in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Offences in respect of which Prosecutions were Instituted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspctor | ||
| Want of cleanliness | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| Want of ventilation | - | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding | - | - | - | - |
| Want of drainage of floors | - | - | - | - |
| Other nuisances | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - |
| 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] | ||||
| Total | 6 | 6 | - | - |
There are 29 factories and 50 workshops in the district.