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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
Bethnal Green 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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(6) Swimming Baths
24 samples of water were taken during the year from the Council's
Public Swimming Baths and submitted for bacteriological examination
and chemical analysis. The reports showed that the water
consistently maintained a high degree of purity.
(7) Factories, Workshops and Workplaces
Factories and Workplaces In this Borough carrying on a variety
of trades number 1,490 and a total of 682 Inspections and reinspections
were made during the year.
A number of visits were made in regard to drainage and
applications under the Town and Country Planning Act, 1947.
The following Tables give details of work carried out under
the Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948, during the year:-
TABLE 4 INSPECTIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
| 1. Factories in which Sections 1,2,3,4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 624 | 287 | 20 | — |
| 2. Factories not included In (1) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 862 | 395 | 54 | — |
| 3. Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 4 | — | — | — |
| TOTALS | 1,490 . , | 682 | 74 | — |