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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
Croydon 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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factories act, 1957.
The new Factories Act came into force on July 1st, 1938.
This caused considerable alterations of an additional character in
regard to the work. The word"workshop" has now been left out and all
places, where persons are employed ore nov factories.
| Inspections | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Premises. | Inspections. | Number of Written Notices | Prosecutions. |
| 733 | 63- | - | |
| 291 | 98 | - | |
| Other premises under the Act | 387 | 49 | - |
| 1411 | 210 | - | |
Defects Found.
| Particulars. | Found | Remedied | - | - |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Want of Cleanliness | 46 | 41 | _ | _ |
| Overcrowding | — | _ | _ | _ |
| Unreasonable temperature | 1 | 1 | _ | _ |
| Inadequate ventilation | 1 | 1 | _ | _ |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | - | _ | _ | _ |
| Thermometers required | 20 | 18 | _ | _ |
| Sanitary Conveniences- | ||||
| Insufficient | 6 | 4 | _ | _ |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 192 | 177 | _ | _ |
| Not separate for sexes | 3 | _ | _ | _ |
| Other Offences - | ||||
| (not including offences re | 13 | 13 | ||
| lating to homework or | ||||
| offences under the Sections | ||||
| mentioned in the Schedule | ||||
| to the Ministry of Health | ||||
| Factories and Workshops | ||||
| Transfer of Powers Order, | ||||
| 1921 and re-enacted in the | ||||
| Third Schedule to the | ||||
| Factories let,1937. | ||||
| TOTAL | 282 | 255 |
Factories Mechanical 716
Non-Mechanical 335
Temporary Factories
Mechanical 15
Non-Mechanical 26
Other premises under the Act.
Employers of outworkers 30
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