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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
Greenwich 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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All factories must have an adequate supply of drinking water
from a public main or some other source approved in writing by the
Council.
During the year, 337 inspections were made by the Council's
Inspectors in relation to the 372 registered factories. The latter
figure includes 68 premises where mechanical power is not used.
Defects were found in 25 instances, all of which were remedied.
FACTORIES ACT 1937 Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health.
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 68 | 41 | 1 | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 292 | 260 | 4 | - |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | 12 | 36 | 1 | - |
| Total | 372 | 337 | 6 | - |
Cases in which defects were found.
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (S. I.) | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors(S.6) | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | |||||
| 4 | 4 | — | 3 | — | |
| (6) Unsuitable or defective | 9 | 9 | — | 4 | — |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Total | 25 | 25 | — | 10 | — |