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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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SUMMARY OF NOTICES SERVED, 1961
| Intimations, Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | |
|---|---|
| Byelaws, etc. | |
| Statutory'Notices, Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 1,026 |
| Byelaws, etc. | 548 |
| London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1955 | 275 |
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936 (Part II) | 67 |
| Section 8, Housing Act, 1957 | 30 |
| Clean Air Act, 1956 | 1 |
| No.of Summonses issued | 73 |
Factories Act, 1961. 1.- INSPECTIONS, 1961
| 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 | 342 | 178 | 5 | – |
| Factories not included above in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 955 | 985 | 31 | – |
| Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers premises) | 41 | 5 | – | – |
| Totals | 1,338 | 1,168 | 36 | – |
2.- CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND, 1961
| 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 | – | – | – | – |
| Overcrowding | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unreasonable temperature | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inadequate ventilation | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sanitary conveniences- | |||||
| (a) insufficient | 3 | – | – | 4 | – |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 33 | 21 | – | – | – |
| (c) not separate for sexes | 4 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 19 | 10 | – | 1 | – |
| Total | 60 | 33 | – | 5 | – |