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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
Shoreditch 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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34.
FACTORIES ACT, 1937.
The number of Factories on the Register at the end of 1950 was:-
| Power Factories | 1,089 |
| Non-Power Factories | 156 |
| Total | 1,245 |
During the year, 136 factories were added to the Register and 162 deleted,
making a nett decrease in the number of factories in the Borough of 26.
The particulars of inspections made during the year are as follows
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | |
| Power Factories | 1,296 | 118 | - |
| Non-Power Factories. | 130 | 13 | - |
| Other premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers' premises) | - | ||
| Total | 1,426 | 131 | - |
The defects found and dealt with were as follows:-
| Particulars | Number of defects | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (Section 1) | 15 | 6 | - | 4 | - |
| Overcrowding (Section 2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (Section 3) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate Ventilation (Section 4) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ineffectual drainage of floors (Section 6) | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences: | |||||
| (1) Insufficient | 11 | 8 | - | 4 | - |
| (2) Unsuitable or defective | 302 | 335 | - | 15 | - |
| (3) Not separate for sexes | 33 | 26 | - | 3 | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 78 | 67 | 8 | - | - |
| Total | 440 | 442 | 8 | 26 | - |