[Report 1926] / Medical Officer of Health, Yeovil U.D.C. / Borough.

  • Yeovil (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1926
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Credit: [Report 1926] / Medical Officer of Health, Yeovil U.D.C. / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS. These have been regularly visited during the year under review. I give below the annual return required by the Home Office. FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES AND HOMEWORK. 1. INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES including Inspection made by the Sanitary Inspector. Number of Premises. Inspections. Written Notices. Prosecutions Factories (including Factory Laundries) . . 42 3 — Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) . 113 5 —- Workplaces . 11 1 — Total 166 9 — 2. DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS & WORKPLACES. Particulars. * Referred to Found. Remedied. H.M. Inspector Nuisances under the Public Health Acts : Want of Cleanliness — — — „ Ventilation — — — Overcrowding — — — Want of Draining of Floors... — — — Other Nuisances... — — — Sanitary Accommodation, insufficient... 3 2 — „ „ defective ... „ „ not separate \ 4 4 — „ „ for sexes j Offences under Factory and Workshop Acts : Illegal occupation of underground Bakehouse (s. 101) — — — Breach of Special Sanitary requirements for Bakehouses (ss. 97-100) — — — Other Offences ... 2 2 -— Total 9 8 — 3. HOME WORK. Outworkers’ List. Section 107. Nature of Work—Gloving. Number. Lists received from Employers once in the year ... 34 Outworkers ... ... ... ... 1582 Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending Lists ♦ ♦ ♦ »♦ ♦ 34