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 ACTS, 1937 to 1959. PART I.
1. Inspections for Purposes of Provisions as to Health.
Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Inspections | Written Notices | Prosecutions | ||
Factories without mechanical power . | 93 | 2 | — | — |
Factories with mechanical power | 23 | 3 | — | |
Other premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers' premises) | 20 | 1 | — | |
Totals | 383 | 45 | 4 | — |
2. Defects Found.
Particulars | Number of Defects | Prosecutions | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | Referred by H.M. Inspector | ||
Want of Cleanliness (S.1) | — | — | — | — | — |
Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | — | — | — |
Inadequate v e n t i 1 a tion (S.4) | — | — | — | — | — |
Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | — | — | — | — |
Sanitary Conveniences (S.7):— Insufficient | 4 | 1 | _ | 4 | — |
Unsuitable or Defective | 2 | — | — | 2 | — |
Not Separate for Sexes | — | — | — | — | — |
Other Offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork) | 2 | — | — | 2 | — |
Totals | 8 | 1 | — | 8 | — |