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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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SECTION G.—FACTORIES.
The Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, was superseded by the Factories
Act, 1937, which came into operation on 1st July, 1938.
There are 426 factories with mechanical power on the register.
There are 226 factories without mechanical power on the register.
There are 240 outworkers on the register.
1.— INSPECTION OF FACTORIES AND OTHER PREMISES. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
| Premises | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers prosecuted | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Factories with Mechanical Power | 1,356 | 17 | - |
| Factories without Mechanical Power | 270 | 2 | - |
| Other premises (not including Outworkers' premises) | 42 | — | — |
| Total | 1,668 | 19 | — |
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.1) | 11 | 9* | — | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable Temperature (S.3) | - | - | - | — |
| Inadequate Ventilation (S.4) | - | — | — | — |
| Ineffective Drainage of Floors (S.6) | - | - | - | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7):— | ||||
| Insufficient | 4 | 3 | — | — |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 7 | 9* | — | — |
| Not Separate for Sexes | 1 | 2* | — | — |
| Other Offences | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 23 | 23* | — | — |
*Includes compliances of defects found in 1950.