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Southwark 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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FACTORIES ACTS - PART I
Pour hundred and nineteen inspections of Factories were made
during the year, and 7 notices were served. There are now 882
factories of all types on the register, comprising 184 factories
without mechanical power,669 with mechanical power, and in addition
29 building sites, for which a further 137 inspections were
made, but no notices served.
Inspection tor purpose of
provisions as to health
Number
on
Register>
Number of:—
Inspections
Notices
Proscutions
(i) Factories in which
Sections 1, 2,3 4 and
6 are to be enforced 184 62 - -
by Local Authorities
(ii) Factories not included
in (i) in which
Section 7 is enforced
by the Local Authority 669 357 7 -
(iii) Other Premises in
which Section 7 is
enforced by Local
Authority (excluding
outworkers premises). 29 137 - -
882 556 7 -
Defects found and remedied:
| Referred by H.M. Insp. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Want of cleanliness (SI) | - | - | |||
| Overcrowding (S2) | - | - | - | ||
| Unreasonable temperature (S3) | - | - | - | ||
| Inadequate ventilation (S4). | - | - | - | ||
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S6) | - | - | - | - | |
| Sanitary conveniences (S7) | |||||
| (a) insufficient | - | 1 | |||
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| (c) not separate for sexes | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | |
| Total | 5 | 11 | 1 | 6 | - |