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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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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 | 447 | 231 | 1 | - |
| (2) Factories not included above in which Section 7 of the Act is enforced by the Local Authority | 1,099 | 1,034 | 8 | - |
| (3) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 93 | 14 | - | - |
| Total | 1,639 | 1,279 | 9 | — |
(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 | 6 | 6 | - | 6 | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences | |||||
| 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 42 | 34 | — | 6 | — | |
| (c) not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Total | 53 | 43 | — | 13 | — |