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
Southwark 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Premises | Number on Register | A umber of:— | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Notices | Prosecutions | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 215 | 58 | 14 | – |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 627 | 260 | 39 | – |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers premises) | – | 1 | – | – |
| Total | 842 | 319 | 53 | – |
| Particulars | found | remedied | referred to H.M. Insp. | referred by H.M. Insp. | Prosecutions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Want of cleanliness (Si) | 29 | 10 | – | – | – |
| Overcrowding (S2) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unreasonable temperature (S3) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inadequate ventilation (S4) | 6 | 4 | |||
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S6) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S7) | |||||
| – | – | – | – | ||
| 40 | 29 | ||||
| (c) not separate for sexes | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 18 | 5 | |||
| Total | 48 | – | – | – |
OUTWORKERS
Fifty-two inspections and 25 revisits of homes of outworkers
were made during the year. The conditions generally were
found to be quite satisfactory. There were no cases of default
in sending lists of outworkers to the Council, nor was it necessary
to serve any notices or institute any prosecutions for work
carried on in unwholesome premises (Sec. 111).