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Southwark 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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FACTORIES ACTS
There are now 1,052 factories of all types on the register, comprising 253 factories without mechanical power, 746 with mechanical power, and in addition 53 building sites, for which a further 156 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 | 253 | 69 | 1 | |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers premises) | 746 53 | 470 156 | 20 | |
| Total | 1,052 | 695 | 21 | — |
Defects found and remedied ;
| Particulars | found | remedied | referred to H.M. Insp. | referred by H.M. Insp. | No. of Prosecutions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Want of cleanliness (SI) | |||||
| Overcrowding (S2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S3) | _ | _ | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S4) | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S6) | _ | _ | _ | ||
| Sanitary Conveniences (S7) :— | |||||
| (a) insufficient | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | |||||
| defective | 32 | 34 | — | 4 | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 8 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Total | 40 | 44 | — | 4 | — |