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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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20
FACTORIES
Eight hundred and ninety one inspections of Factories were
made during the year, and 39 notices were served. There are
now 1,026 factories of all types on the register, comprising 254
factories without mechanical power, 742 with mechanical power,
and in addition 30 building sites, for which a further 40 inspections
were made, and one notice served.
Premises
Number
on
Register
Number of:—
Inspections Notices Prosecutions
(i) Factories in which Sections
1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are
to be enforced by Local
Authorities 254 90 3
(ii) Factories not included in
(i) in which Section 7 is
enforced by the Local
Authority 742 801 36
(iii) Other Premises in which
Section 7 is enforced by
the Local Authority (excluding
outworkers premises)
30 40 1 —
Total .. .. 1,026 931 40 —
Defects found and remedied :
| Particulars | No. of cases in which defects were:- | No. of Prose -cutions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| found | remedied | referred to H. M. Insp. | referred by H. M. Insp. | ||
| Want of cleanliness (81) | 34 | 34 | 3 | ||
| Overcrowding (82) Unreasonable | - | - | - | - | |
| temperature (83) Inadequate | - | - | - | - | - |
| ventilation (84) | 13 | 13 | - | 2 | |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S6) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Sanitary Conveniences (S7) | |||||
| 1 | 1 | - | - | ||
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 8 | 15 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 53 | 29 | 2 | ||
| Total | 111 | 94 | 12 | - | |