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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wealdstone]
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES
AND HOMEWORK.
1.- INSPECTION.
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspector.
| Premises, | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | 12 | 2 (verbal) | Nil. |
| Workshops Including Workshop Laundries) | 86 | 3 (written; 8 (verbal) | " |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' premises, included in Part 3 of this Report). | 6 | " | |
| Total | 104 | 13 | Nil. |
2.- DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. ' | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| Want of Cleanliness | 3 | 3 | Nil. | Nil. | |
| Want of Ventilation | |||||
| Overcrowding | |||||
| Want of drainage of floors | |||||
| Other Nuisances | 2 | 2 | |||
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | ||||
| unsuitable or defective | 8 | 8 | |||
| not separate for sexes | |||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101) | |||||
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | |||||
| Other offences | |||||
| Total | 13 | 13 | Nil. | Nil. | |