London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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FACTORIES ACT, 1937 and 1948 Prescribed particulars required by Section 128 (3) 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 | 495 | 158 | 2 | - | ||||
| (2) Factories not included above in which Section 7 of the Act is enforced by the Local Authority | 1,151 | 793 | 10 | - | ||||
| (3) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 105 | 24 | 1 | - | ||||
| Total | 1,751 | 975 | 13 | - | ||||
| (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 | 1 | 1 | - | — | — | |||
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Unreasonable temperature | — | — | — | — | - | |||
| Inadequate ventilation | — | — | — | — | - | |||
| Ineffective drainage of floors Sanitary Conveniences | — | — | — | — | - | |||
| (a) insufficient | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | |||
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 30 | 22 | — | 4 | - | |||
| (c) not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | - | |||
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 10 | 6 | - | 2 | - | |||
| Total | 43 | 29 | — | 7 | - | |||