Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Inspections
Premises | Number on Register | Number of | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted | |||
(1) | Factories in which Sections 1. 2, 3, 4 and 6 of the Act are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 737 | 235 | 7 | - |
(2) | Factories not included above in which Section 7 of the Act is enforced by the Local Authority | 1161 | 527 | 11 | - |
(3) | Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 6 | - | - | - |
Total | 1904 | 762 | 18 | - |
(2) Defects
Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspec. tor | ||||
Want of cleanliness | — | 1 | — | 5 | — |
Overcrowding | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Unreasonable temperature | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Inadequate ventilation | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Ineffective drainage of floors | — | — | — | — | — |
Sanitary Conveniences | |||||
(a) insufficient | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — |
(b) unsuitable or defective | 37 | 57 | — | 11 | — |
(c) not separate for sexes | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 10 | 15 | — | — | — |
Total | 52 | 78 | — | 26 | — |