Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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factories, W orkshops and workplaces.
1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health.
Premises | Number of | ||
---|---|---|---|
Inspections | Written Notices | prosecutions | |
Factories with mechanical power | 120 | 7 | - |
Factories without mechanical power | 15 | - | - |
Other Premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers' Premises) | - | - | - |
Totals | 135 | 7 | - |
2. Defects Found,
Particulars | Number of Defects | Prosecutions | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||
Want of Cleanliness (S.l) | 3 | 3 | - | - |
Overcrowding (S.2) | - | - | - | - |
Unreasonable temperature (S.5) | - | - | - | - |
Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | - | - | - | - |
Ineffective drainage of floors (s.6) | - | - | - | - |
Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) Insufficient | 3 | 3 | - | - |
Unsuitable or Defective | - | - | - | - |
Not separate for Sexes | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Other Ofiences | 2 | 2 | - | - |
( Excluding offences relating to outwork and offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops ) order, 1921, and re-enacted in the Third Senedule to the Factories Act, 1937) | ||||
Totals | 9 | 9 | - | - |
Outwork in Unwholesome Premises - Section 108.
Nature of Work | Instances | Notices served | Prosecutions |
---|---|---|---|
Wearing Apparel - Making, etc. | - | - | - |
Others | - | - | - |
Outwork in Infected Premises - Sections 109 - 110 Nil.
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