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Bromley 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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SECTION C
SANITARY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 AND 1948.
The following is a copy of the return supplied to the Ministry
of Labour and National Service, in respect of the year 1955:—
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | Occupiers Prosecuted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | |||||
| (a) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by the Local Authorities | 58 | 39 | 4 | — | ||
| (b) Factories not included in (a) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 231 | 149 | 8 | — | ||
| (c) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises | *138 | 61 | 2 | — | ||
| Total | 427 | 249 | 14 | — | ||
| No. of cases in which delects were : Referred | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted. | |||||
| Found. | Remedied. | To H.M. Inspector. | By H.M Inspector. | |||
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) | 10 | 16 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7)— | ||||||
| (a) Insufficient | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 21 | 54 | — | 4 | — | |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | |
| Total | 44 | 87 | 2 | 5 | — | |
2 Engineering works (Culverting, etc.)
* 1 Electrical Station (Sect. 103).
25 Building sites where more than one house erected (including live
Corporation sites).
110 Private house sites.
OUTWORK: Nil.