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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
Camberwell 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Factories Act, 1937. 1.—INSPECTIONS, 1949.
| Premises. | Number on Register. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Occupiers prosecuted. | ||
| Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 of the Act are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 816 | 216 | 13 | Nil |
| Factories not included above in which Section 7 of the Act is enforced by the Local Authority | 771 | 195 | 8 | Nil |
| Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | 3 | – | – | – |
| Totals | 1,590 | 411 | 21 | Nil |
2.—CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND, 1949.
| Particulars. | No. of cases in which defects were found. | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector. | By H.M. Inspector. | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 26 | 25 | – | 22 | – |
| Overcrowding | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unreasonable temperature | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Inadequate ventilation | 6 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | 7 | 7 | – | 3 | – |
| Sanitary conveniences— | l n | ||||
| (a) insufficient | 13 | 13 | – | 9 | – |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 14 | 14 | – | 12 | – |
| (c) not separate for sexes | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 21 | 18 | – | 3 | – |
| Total | 88 | 81 | – | 50 | – |
Outworkers.
Lists containing the names and addresses of home workers
employed in certain industries, specified in the Factories Act,
must be forwarded by employers or contractors to the Local
Authority, with the object of preventing work from being carried
out in premises which are insanitary or in which infectious disease
is present.