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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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SUMMARY OF NOTICES SERVED, 1959
| Intimations, Public Health (London) Act, 1936. | Byelaws, etc. | 1,120 |
| Statutory notices, Public Health (London) Act, 1936. Byelaws, etc. | 553 | |
| London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1955 | 136 | |
| Public Health (London) Act. 1936 (Part II) | 57 | |
| Section 8, Housing Act, 1957 | 18 | |
| Clean Air Act, 1956 | 6 | |
| No.of Summonses issued | 80 |
Factories Acts, 1937-1948
| 1. – INSPECTIONS, 1959 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 289 | 102 | – | – |
| Factories not included above in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 1,120 | 686 | 6 | – |
| Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers premises) | 37 | 4* | – | – |
| Totals | 1,446 | 792 | 6 | – |
*Figures for visits to building sites not available.
2. – CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND, 1959
| 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 | 3 | – | – | — | |
| Overcrowding | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unreasonable temperature | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inadequate ventilation | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sanitary conveniences- | |||||
| (a) insufficient | – | – | – | – | – |
| unsuitable or defective | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| (c) not separate for sexes | – | – | – | – | |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 4 | 4 | – | – | |
| Total | 10 | 10 | – | – | |