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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
Hammersmith 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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(C) FACTORIES ACT, 1937
1.—INSPECTIONS
| Premises | Numberon Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sec-tions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 90 | 162 | 8 | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 295 | 315 | 5 | - |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority, (excluding outworkers' premises) | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 385 | 477 | 13 | — |
2.—CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND
| Particulars | Number of Cases in which Defects were Found | Number of Cases in which Prosecu-tions were Instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness (S.l) | 9 | 11 | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | _ |
| Unreasonable tem-perature (S.3) | _ | _ | - | _ | - |
| Inadequate Ventila-tion (S.4) | _ | _ | - | - | - |
| Ineffective Drainage of Floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) (a) Insufficient | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or Defective . | 4 | 4 | - | — | — |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | — | — | - | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not in-cluding offences relating to Out-work) | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Total | 13 | 15 | 1 | ||