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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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29
FACTORIES ACTS
Three hundred and fifty-three inspections of Factories were made
during the year, and 10 notices were served. There are now 1,003 factories
of all types on the register, comprising 248 factories without mechanical
power, 732 with mechanical power, and in addition 23 building sites,
for which a further 40 inspections were made, but no notices served.
Number
on
Register
Number of:-
Inspect ions
Notices
Prosecutions
(i) Factories in which
Sections 1,2,3,4 and
6 are to be enforced
by Local Authorities
248
79
-
-
(ii) Factories not included
in (i) in which
Section 7 is enforced
by the Local Authority
732
274
10
-
(iii) Other Premises in
which Section 7 is
enforced by the Local
Authority (excluding
outworkers premises)
23
40
-
-
Total
1,003
393
10
-
| Particulars | found | remedied | referred to H.M. Insp. | referred by H.M .Insp. | No. of Prose-cutions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Want of cleanliness (SI) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S3) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S4) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (7):- | |||||
| (a) insufficient | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| (b) unsuitable of defective | 20 | 23 | - | 3 | - |
| (c) not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 7 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| Total | 28 | 32 | 1 | 4 | - |