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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 1955
[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 | 480 | 210 | 3 | - |
| (2) Factories not included above in which Section 7 of the Act is enforced by the Local Authority | 1,089 | 1,122 | 11 | - |
| (3) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 99 | 31 | - | - |
| Total | 1,668 | 1,363 | 14 | - |
(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 | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | - |
| Overcrowding | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (a) insufficient | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | |
| (6) unsuitable or defective | 40 | 21 | - | 5 | - |
| (c) not separate for sexes | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | - |
| Total | 54 | 32 | 1 | 15 | - |