[Report 1905] / Medical Officer of Health, Scarborough Borough.

  • Scarborough (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1905
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Credit: [Report 1905] / Medical Officer of Health, Scarborough Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    15/74 (page 17)
    FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES & HOMEWORK. FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901 By the 132nd Section of this Act, the Medical Officer is required to report upon the administration of the Act as regards Workshops and Workplaces. A copy of such report 1 as to be sent to the Secretary of State. As is to be expected in a non-manufacturing town, the number of workshops is com¬ paratively small. The most numerous class of workshop is that devoted to dressmaking, millinery, &c. Generally speaking, the workshops are kept in a satisfactory condition, and no cases of infectious disease occurred in connection with any during the year. The subjoined Table gives the details of the inspection. 1.—INSPECTION. Including Inspections m\de by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances. Premises. Number of Inspections. Written Notices. Prosecutions. Factories . . 8 2 (Including Factory Laundries.) 83 Workshops .. 910 • . • (Including Workshop Launddes.). 69 Workplaces .. 5 . . • Homeworkers’ Premises. 63 • • • • • Total. 1050 90 ... 2.—DEFECTS FOUND. Particulars. Number of Defects. Number of Prosecutions. Found. Remedied. Referred to H.M. Inspector. Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— Want of cleanliness . 17 17 Want of ventilation . . . . » . . • . . • • • Overcrowding. . . . . . . . . . • . • Want of drainage of floors • . . . • • ... » . . Other nuisances . 54 54 . . * . . 1 insufficient . 6 6 ... Sanitary accommodation - unsuitable or defective . 3 3 » . « not separate for sexes. . . . . . . , . Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:— Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. ioi) . Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) . 3 3 Failure as regards lists of outworkers (s. 107) . . . . • • • , , Giving out work to be done in | unwholesome (s. 108). . . . . * « . . . ... premises which are 1 infected (s. no) . • • • , • . . .. . » . • Allowing wearing apparel to be made in premises infected by scarlet fever or small-pox (s. 109) . Other offences. • . . * • • . . . ... Total . 83 83 ...