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Southwark 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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38
FACTORIES ACTS
Seven hundred and eighty-six inspections of Factories were made
during the year, and 24 notices were served. There are now 905 factories
of all types on the register, comprising 197 factories without mechanical
power, 671 with mechanical power, and in addition 37 building sites,
for which a further 51 inspections were made, but no notices served.
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 197 70 1 -
(11) Factories not included
in (i) in which
Section 7 is enforced
by the Local Authority 671 716 23 -
(iii) Other Premises in
which Section 7 is
enforced by the Local
Authority (excluding
outworkers premises) 37 51 - -
Total 905 837 24
Defects found and remedied:
| Particulars | found | remedied | referred to H.M. Insp. | referred by H.M. Insp. | No. of Prosecutions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Want of cleanliness (SI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Overcrowding (S2) | - | ||||
| Unreasonable temperature (S3) | - | - | - | - | |
| Inadequate ventilation (S4) | - | - | - | - | |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (7):- | |||||
| (a) insufficient | 1 | 1 | - | ||
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 68 | 67 | - | 1 | |
| (c) not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 30 | 20 | - | - | - |
| Total | 100 | 89 | 1 | 1 | |