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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
Southwark 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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21
FACTORIES
Two hundred and forty-nine inspections of Factories were
made during the year, and 57 notices were served. There are
now 841 factories of all types on the register, comprising 239
factories without mechanical power, and 602 factories with
mechanical power.
Inspections:
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of:— | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Notices | Prosecutions | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 239 | 50 | 13 | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 601 | 198 | 43 | - |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Looal Authority (excluding outworkers premises) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Total | 841 | 249 | 67 | - |
Defects found and remedied:
| Particulars | No. of cases in which defects were:— | No. of Prosecutions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| found | remedied | referred to H.M. Insp. | referred by H. M. Insp. | ||
| Want of cleanli-iness (SI) | 26 | 33 | - | 7 | - |
| Overcrowding (S2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S3) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S4) | 8 | 6 | - | 3 | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S6) | - | - | - | - | |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S7) | |||||
| 2 | 2 | - | 5 | - | |
| (b) unsuitable or defeotive | 27 | 30 | - | 8 | - |
| (c) not separate for sexes | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 51 | 24 | 1 | 28 | - |
| Total | 114 | 94 | 1 | 52 | - |