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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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1.—INSPECTIONS, 1952.
| Premises. | Number on Register. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices. | Occupiers prosecuted. | ||
| Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities ... ... ... ... | 388 | 51 | – | – |
| Factories not included above in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority. ... ... ... ... | 1,050 | 251 | 5 | 1 |
| Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | 46 | 41 | – | – |
| Totals ... ... ... | 1,485 | 343 | 5 | 1 |
2.—CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND, 1952.
| Particulars. | No. of cases in which defects were | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector. | By H.M. Inspector. | ||||
| Want of cleanliness ... | 14 | – | – | 6 | – |
| Overcrowding ... ... | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unreasonable temperature | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inadequate ventilation ... | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Ineffective drainage of floors ... ... ... | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Sanitary conveniences— | |||||
| (a) insufficient ... | 4 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| (b) unsuitable or defective ... ... | 19 | – | – | 5 | – |
| (c) not separate for sexes ... ... | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to out-work) ... ... ... | 8 | – | – | 4 | – |
| Total ... ... | 49 | 1 | – | 15 | 1 |
Outworkers.
The following table shows the numbers of out-workers employed
during the year and the various trades in which they
were engaged:—