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 Sutton and Cheam]
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INSPECTION OF FACTORIES AND OTHER PREMISES
Factories Act 1937-1918- (Part I of the Act)
Type of Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
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Inspections | Notices, written and/or oral | |||
(1) | Factories without | |||
mechanical power | 56 | 56 | 21 | |
(2) | Factories with | |||
mechanical power | 315 | 292 | 43 | |
(3) | Other premises | |||
(excluding out | ||||
workers premises) | 55 | 55 | 13 | |
TOTAL | 426 | 403 | 77 |
Partlculars | Number of cases In which defects were found | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Found | Remedied | Re terred | ||
To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | |||
want of cleanliness | 29 | 26 | - | 3 |
Overcrowding | - | - | - | - |
Unreasonable Temperature | - | - | - | - |
Inadequate Ventilation | 1 | - | - | - |
Ineffective drainage of floor | - | - | - | |
Sanitary Conveniences- | ||||
(a) Insufficient | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
(b) Unsuitable or defective | 26 | 19 | - | 2 |
(c) Not separate for the sexes | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 28 | 20 | - | - |
TOTAL | 93 | 73 | - | 6 |
WORKPLACES - Public Health Act, 1936
Inspections Number of Written Occupiers
and Verbal Notices prosecuted
55 13 Nil
SMOKE ABATEMENT
There are but a few industrial chimneys in the Borough.
No emission of black smoke has been observed.
In conjunction and co-operation with the Department of
Scientific and Industrial Research the grit deposit measuring
gauges have been maintained.
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