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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
Southgate 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 AND 1948 Details of Work Carried Out During the Year 1955
1. INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).
| Premises | M/c. line No. | Number on Register | Number of | M/c. line No. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | W ritten Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted. | ||||
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 1 | 59 | 72 | 7 | — | 1 |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 2 | 160 | 186 | 10 | — | 2 |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Total | 219 | 258 | 17 | — | ||
2. Cases in which DEFECTS were found. (If defects are discovered at the premises on 2, 3 or more separate occasions, they should be reckoned as 2, 3 or more cases).
| Particulars | M/c. line No. | No. of cages in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | M/c. line No. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||||
| Want of Cleanliness (S.l) | 4 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | 8 | — | — | — | — | — _ | 8 |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) (a) insufficient | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 2 | — | 10 |
| (c) not separate for sexes | 11 | — | — | — | —• | — | 11 |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences Telating to Outwork) | 12 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 12 |
| Total | 60 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 60 | |