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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
City of London 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 and 1948
Factory premises have been under such supervision as is necessary, and the following
gives details of the work carried out:—
PART I OF THE ACT
1.—INSPECTIONS for the purposes of provisions as to health.
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1,2.3,4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 1,231 (incl. 2 bakehouses and 1,016 kitchens) | 2,183 (incl. 2 bakehouses and 2,011 kitchens) | 187 | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (1) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 534 | 454 | 22 | 1 |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | — | — | — | — |
| TOTAL | 1,765 (incl. 2 bakehouses and 1,016 kitchens) | 2,637 (incl. 2 bakehouses and 2,011 kitchens) | 209 | 1 |
2.-CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND
(If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they are reckoned as two, three or more "cases").
| Particulars | No. of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remed ied | Refeired | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (S. 1.) | 438 | 436 | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 61 | 45 | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | |||||
| (a) insufficient | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 189 | 167 | — | 16 | 1 |
| (c) not separate (or sexes | 8 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | — | — | 17 | — | — |
| TOTAL | 702 | 655 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
PART VIII OF THE ACT Outwork (Sections 110 and 111)
| Section 110 | Section 111 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of Work | No.of outworkers in August list required by Section 110(1) (c) | No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises | N otices served | Prosecutions |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Wearing apparel (Making, etc.) | 212 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Household linen | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 226 | — | — | — | — | — |