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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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FACTORIES ACTS
There are now 1,024 factories of all types on the register, comprising 251 factories without mechanical power, 746 with mechanical power, and in addition 27 building sites, for which a further 91 inspections were made, but no notices 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 | 251 | 22 | - | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 746 | 512 | 28 | - |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers premises) | 27 | 91 | - | - |
| Total | 1,024 | 625 | 28 | |
Defects found and remedied:
| Particulars | No. of cases in which defect were:- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| found | remedied | referred to H.M. Insp. | referred by H.M. Insp. | No. of Prosecutions | |
| Want of cleanliness (SI) | 18 | 32 | - | 3 | - |
| Overcrowding (S2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S3) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S4) | 8 | 9 | - | 2 | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S6) | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S7):- | |||||
| - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 6 | 7 | - | 4 | - |
| (c) not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 20 | 23 | - | 1 | - |
| Total | 52 | 72 | - | 11 | - |