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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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FACTORIES ACTS Five hundred and eighty one inspections of Factories were made during the year, and 12 notices were served. There are now 1,024 factories of all types on the register, comprising 253 factories without mechanical power, 734 with mechanical power, and in addition 37 building sites, for which a further 56 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 (ii) Factories not inc | 253 | 86 | 1 | - |
| luded in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 734 | 495 | 11 | - |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers premises) | 37 | 56 | 1 | - |
| Total | 1,024 | 637 | 13 | - |
Defects found and remedied : No. of cases in which defects were:—
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 19 | 19 | - | - | - |
| (c) not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 15 | 15 | - | - | - |
| Total | 34 | 34 | - | - | - |