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

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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

Wealdstone 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wealdstone]

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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS; WORKPLACES
AND HOMEWORK.

Table: 1.— INSPECTION.Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.

1.— INSPECTION.

Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.

Premises.Number of
Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
Factories (Including Factory Laundries)26
Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries)954
Workplaces (Other tha 0 Outworkers premises included in Part 3 of this Report)43
Total1644

Table: 2.—DEFECTS FOUND.

2.—DEFECTS FOUND.

Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions
Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
Nuisances under the Public Health A cts:—
Want of Cleanliness44
Want of Ventilation
Overcrowding
Other Nuisances
Sanitary accommodationinsufficient
unsuitable or defective
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
Total44