London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Bromley 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948.
i. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health.
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | ||
| (a) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 are to be enforced by the Local Authorities | 72 | 44 | 3 | - |
| (b) Factories not included in (a) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 225 | 127 | 2 | - |
| (c) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Totals | 298 | 178 | 9 | - |
II. Cases in which defects were found.
| Particulars | No. of cases in which defects were | No. of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (Sect. 1) | 18 | 40 | - | 5 | - |
| Overcrowding (Sect. 2) | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature(Sect. 3) | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (Sect. 4) | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (Sect. 6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (Sect. 7)— | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 8 | 9 | - | 4 | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 44 | 39 | - | 2 | - |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 13 | 8 | - | 2 | - |
| Other offences against the Act (excluding Outwork) | 15 | 26 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 100 | 128 | - | 13 | - |
Outwork : Nil.