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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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The following is a copy of the annual return which has been
submitted to the Ministry of Labour and National Service in
respect of the work carried out by the Public Health Department
during 1953: —
1.—INSPECTIONS, 1953.
| 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 | 439 | 45 | – | – |
| Factories not included above in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 957 | 253 | 5 | – |
| Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | 11 | 5 | – | – |
| Totals | 1,407 | 303 | 5 | – |
2.—CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND, 1953.
| 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 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | – |
| Overcrowding | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unreasonable temperature | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inadequate ventilation | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Sanitary conveniences— (a) insufficient | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | – |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | – |
| (c) not separate for sexes | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Total | 15 | 8 | – | 14 | – |
Outworkers.
Under the provisions of the Factories Acts, any firm or
contractor employing outworkers is required to send to the local