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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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SUMMARY OF NOTICES SERVED, 1958.
| Intimations, Public Health (London) Act, 1936. Byelaws, etc. | 1,555 |
| Statutory notices, Public Health (London) Act, 1936. Byelaws, etc. | 843 |
| London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1955 | 134 |
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936 (Part II) | 43 |
| Section 4, Housing Act, 1936 and Sec. 8, Housing Act, 1957. | 15 |
| Clean Air Act, 1956 | 4 |
| No. of Summonses issued | 86 |
Factories Acts, 1937 – 1948. 1.—INSPECTIONS, 1958.
| 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 | 266 | 42 | – | – |
| Factories not included above in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 1,048 | 193 | 6 | – |
| Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 24 | 2* | – | – |
| Totals | 1,338 | 237 | 6 | – |
2.—CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND, 1958.
| 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 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Overcrowding | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unreasonable temperature Inadequate ventilation | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | – | – | – | – | |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sanitary conveniences— | I I | ||||
| (a) insufficient | – | – | – | – | – |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 3 | 5 | – | 2 | – |
| (c) not separate for sexes | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 3 | 6 | – | 3 | – |