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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Particulars of the work carried out by the Public Health
Department in this connection are set out in the following copy
of the Annual Return which is required by the Ministry of
Labour and National Service:—
1.—INSPECTIONS, 1954.
| 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 | 424 | 137 | 1 | – |
| Factories not included above in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 1,054 | 261 | 22 | – |
| Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 11 | 1 | – | – |
| Totals | 1,489 | 399 | 23 | – |
2.—CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND, 1954.
| 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 | 15 | 8 | – | 6 | – |
| Overcrowding | – | 8 | – | – | – |
| Unreasonable temperature | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inadequate ventilation | 4 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sanitary conveniences— | |||||
| (a) insufficient | 2 | – | – | 1 | – |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 20 | 12 | – | 7 | – |
| (c) not separate for sexes | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 43 | 25 | – | 14 | – |
These figures emphasize the important part played by the
local sanitary authority in occupational health.