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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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FACTORIES ACTS - PART I
Five hundred and forty-five inspections of Factories were made
during the year, and 18 notices were served. There are now 867 factories
of all types on the register, comprising 190 factories without
mechanical power, 646 with mechanical power, and in addition 31 building
sites, for which a further 127 inspections were made, but no
notices served.
Number of
Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health Number on Register
Inspections Notices Prosecutions
(i) Factories in which
Sections 1,2,3,4 and
6 are to be enforced
by Local Authorities 190 78 4 -
(ii) Factories not included in (i) in which
Section 7 is enforced
by the Local Authority 646 467 14 -
(iii) Other Premises in
which Section 7 is
enforced by the Local
Authority (excluding
outworkers premises) 31 127 - -
Total 867 672 18 -
Defects found and remedied :
| Particulars | No. of cases in which defects were:- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| found | remedied | referred to H.M. Insp. | referred by H.M. Insp. | No. of Prosecutions | |
| Want of cleanliness (S1) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S3) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S4) | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S7) (a) insufficient | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 17 | 21 | - | 4 | - |
| (c) not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 9 | 12 | - | 3 | - |
| Total | 30 | 37 | - | 7 | - |