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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
Bexley 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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TABLE No. 5.
Factories Act. 1937 and 1948.
i. Inspections for Purposes of Provisions as to Health. Including Inspections made by Public Health Inspectors.
| Premises. 1 | S umber of : | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. 2 | Written Notices. 3 | Prosecutions 4 | ||
| Factories without mechanical power | 273 | — | — | |
| Factories with mechanical power | 28 | 3 | — | |
| other Premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers' premises) Electrical Stations should be reckoned as factories. | 10 | — | — | |
| Total | 311 | 3 | — | |
| 2. Defects Found. | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | — | — | |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7)— Insufficient Unsuitable or defective Not separate for sexes | 1 | I | — | — |
| Other Offences | 4 | 4 | ||
| Total | 10 | 10 | — | — |