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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
Wimbledon 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. 1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health.
| Premises | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories with mechanical power | 172 | 1 | ... |
| Factories without mechanical power | 275 | 12 | ... |
| Other Premises under the Act (in-clnding works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers' premises) | 58 | 3 | ... |
| Total | 500 | 26 | ... |
2. Defects found.
| Particulars | Number of Defects. | Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| Want of Cleanliness (S.l) | 33 | 33 | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) Insufficient | 4 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 10 | 10 | ... | ... |
| Not Separate for Sexes | ... | ... | ||
| Other Offences | 10 | 10 | ... | ... |
| (Excluding offences relating to outwork and 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) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 59 | 59 | ... | ... |