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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
Coulsdon and Purley 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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FACTORIES AND WORKPLACES.
Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948.
PART I.
1. INSPECTIONS.
| 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 | 38 | 22 | - | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (1) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 139 | 309 | 4 | - |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | 2 | 2 | — | |
| Total | 179 | 333 | 4 | — |
2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND.
| 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 (S.l) | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) (a) Insufficient | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 5 | 7 | — | — | — |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Total | 12 | 14 | — | 1 | — |