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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
Ilford 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES.
| Particulars | Number of Defects | No. of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||
| Want of Cleanliness (S.l) | 63 | 62 | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable Temperature (S.3) | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate Ventilation (S.4) | — | — | - | — |
| Ineffective Drainage of Floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7):— | ||||
| Insufficient | 5 | 6* | - | — |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 1 | 1 | - | — |
| Not Separate for Sexes | 1 | 1 | - | — |
| Other Offences (Not including offences to Home Work or offences under the sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921, and re-enacted in the Third Schedule to the Factories Act, 1937) | ||||
| Total | 70 | 70 | — | — |
*Includes 1 Notice served in 1918
4.—OTHER MATTERS.
| Class | Number | |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | |
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factories Act (Sec. 114, 1937) | 2 | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. | Notified by H.M. Inspector | 8 |
| Inspector as remediable under the | ||
| Factories Act, 1937, by district councils (Sec. 9, 1937) | Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 15 |
| Other | — | |
| Basement Bakehouses (Sec. 53, 1937):— | — | |
| In use at the end of the year | — | |