[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough].
- Holborn (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
- Date:
- [1955]
Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![38 2. Cases in which defects were found. Particulars. Number of Cases in which Defects were Number of Cases in which Prosecutions ] were Instituted. Found. Remedied. Referred To H.M. Inspector. By H.M. Inspector. Want of Cleanliness (S.l) - - - - - Overcrowding (S.2) 2 - 2 - - Unreasonable Temperature (S.3) - - - - - Inadequate Ventilation (S.4) 1 - 1 - - Ineffective Drainage of Floors (S.6) - - - - - Sanitary Conveniences (S.7)— (a) Insufficient 3 3 - 4 - (b) Unsuitable or Defective 18 21 - 2 - (c) Not separate for Sexes - - - 1 - Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) 3 3 - - - Total 27 27 3 7 - Part VIII of the Act. Outworkers. Section 110 of the Factories Act, 1937, requires that where, in certain specified industries, work is given by an employer or contractor to be done by workers outside his factory, lists containing the names and addresses of such workers must be forwarded to the Local Authority. Section 111 has the object of preventing such work being carried out in premises which are insanitary or in which infectious disease is present. The following table gives the number and type of such premises in the Borough, and the nature of the work carried out:— Type of Specified Work. Section 110. Section 111. No. of Out workers in August List required by Sect. 110 (1) (c). No. of Cases of Default in Sending Lists to the Council. No. of Prosecu tions for Failure to Supply Lists. No. of Instances of Work in Unwhole some Premises. Notices served. Prosecutions. Wearing Apparel— Making, &c. 182 - - - - - Cleaning and Washing 1 - - - - - Household Linen 21 - - - - - Lace, Lace Curtains and Nets - - - - - - Curtains and Furniture Hangings 2 - - - - - Furniture and Upholstery - - - - - - Electro-plate - - - - - - File Making - - - - - -](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/B1823897X_0039.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
