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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
Wandsworth 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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FACTORIES ACT,1937
Prescribed particulars required by Section 128
PART I.
(1) INSPECTIONS.
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | ||
| (1) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 of the Act are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 613 | 304 | 5 | — |
| (2) Factories not included above in which Section 7 of the Act is enforced by the Local Authority | 1,097 | 834 | 12 | — |
| (3) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 7 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Total | 1,717 | 1,141 | 18 | — |
(2) DEFECTS.
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 6 | 5 | _ | 4 | _ |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences | |||||
| 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | |
| 90 | 64 | — | 28 | — | |
| (c) not separate for sexes | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 21 | 15 | 5 | — | — |
| Total | 126 | 91 | 6 | 35 | — |