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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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FACTORIES ACTS, 1961 INSPECTIONS
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by local authorities | 435 | 131 | — | — |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the local authority | 1,719 | 344 | — | — |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the local authority, (excluding out-workers premises) | 59 | 37 | — | — |
| Total | 2,213 | 512 | — | — |
DEFECTS FOUND
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of defects in which M prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred toH.M. Inspector | Referred' by H.M. Inspector | ||
| Want of cleanliness (S. 1) | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary conveniences (S.7)- | |||||
| lnsufficient | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 41 | 32 | - | 6 | — |
| Not separate for sexes | 2 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Other offences | — | — | — | — | — |
| (Not including offences relating to | |||||
| home work) | — | — | —- | — | — |
| Total | 49 | 36 | - | 10 | - |