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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
Wandsworth 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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FACTORIES ACT, 1937
Prescribed particulars required by Section 128
PART I.
(1) 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 | 528 | 335 | 8 | — |
| (2) Factories not included above in which Section 7 of the Act is enforced by the Local Authority | 1,065 | 1,026 | 15 | — |
| (3) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 7 | 7 | 1 | — |
| Total | 1.600 | 1,368 | 24 | — |
(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. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | _ |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Inadequate ventilation | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences | |||||
| 3 | 3 | _ | 2 | _ | |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 77 | 42 | — | 24 | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 18 | 14 | 5 | 4 | _ |
| Total | 105 | 64 | 6 | 36 | — |