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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
Enfield 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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FACTORIES ACT, 1937
A register is kept of all the factories in the District, and during
the year 241 inspections were carried out.
1. —INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).
| 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 | 55 | 17 | 2 | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 332 | 224 | 9 | - |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | 15 | - | - | - |
| Total | 402 | 241 | 11 | — |
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) | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 7 | 4 | — | 2 | — |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 7 | 4 | — | — | — |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences (not including offences relating to Homework) | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Total | 26 | 15 | 1 | 6 | — |