London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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FACTORIES ACTS 1937 & 1948 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 | 67 | 35 | — | — |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 293 | 259 | 4 | — |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | 31 | 33 | — | — |
| Total | 391 | 327 | 4 | — |
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. 1.) | 15 | 15 | — | 1 | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | |||||
| (a) insufficient | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| (c) not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Total | 29 | 29 | — | 1 | — |