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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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FACTORIES ACTS - PART I
Four hundred and eighteen inspections of Factories were made
during the year, and 9 notices were served. There are now 893
factories of all types on the register, comprising 185 factories
without mechanical power,. 708 with mechanical power, and in addition
39 building sites, for which a further 141 inspections were
made, but no notices served.
Number Number of:–
Inspections for purposes of on
provisions as to health Register Inspections Notices Prosecutions
(i) Factories in which
Sections 1,2,3 4 and
6 are to be enforced
by Local Authorities 185 52 2 -
(ii) Factories not included
in (i) in which
Section 7 in enforced
by the Local Authority 708 366 7 –
(iii) Other Premises in which
Section 7 is enforced
by the Local Authority
(excluding outworkers
premises) 39 141 — –
932 559 9 -
Defects found and remedied:
| Particulars | No. of cases in which defects were:- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | – | 4 | – |
| (c) not separate for sexes | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 7 | 7 | – | 1 | – |
| Total | 26 | 26 | – | 5 | – |