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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
Lambeth 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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Home Office Table.
Factories, and Other Premises.
1.—Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health. Including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors
| Premises (1) | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections (2) | Written Notices (3) | Occupiers prosecuted (4) | |
| Factories : | |||
| With mechanical power | 332 | 33 | - |
| Without mechanical power | 296 | 28 | - |
| Other Premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers' premises) | 414 | 1 i | |
| Total | 1,042 | 71 | - |
2.—Defects found.
| Particulars | Number of Defects | Number of defects in respect of which prosecutions were instituted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Want of cleanliness (S. 1) | 123 | 107 | — | — |
| Overcrowding (S. 2) | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S- 3) | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S. 4) | 11 | 11 | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S. 6) | 2 | 1 | — | _ |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S. 7) : Insufficient | — | |||
| Unsuitable or defective | 24 | 15 | — | — |
| Not separate for sexes | 6 | 5 | — | — |
| Other offences | 20 | 13 | — | |
| (Not including offences relating to HomeWork or offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921. and re-enacted in the Third Schedule to the Factories Act, 1937) | ||||
| Total | 186 | 152 | — | |