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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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| 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 | 119 | 77 | 2 | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 298 | 270 | 2 | - |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority, (excluding outworkers' premises) | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 417 | 347 | 4 | — |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referred | |||||
| Found | Remedied | To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||
| Want of Cleanliness (S.l) | 3 | 5 | - | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | — | _ | _ | - | |
| (c) Not separate for sexes Other offences against the Act (not in-cluding offences relating to Out-work) | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | 1 | - | — | - | |
| Total | 4 | 6 | — | — | — |