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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| 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 | 461 | 154 | 3 | – |
| (2) Factories not included above in which Section 7 of the Act is enforced by the Local Authority | 1,104 | 785 | 15 | – |
| (3) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' Premises) .. | 107 | 10 | – | – |
| Total | 1,672 | 949 | 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. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | – |
| Overcrowding | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unreasonable temperature .. | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inadequate ventilation | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sanitary Conveniences | |||||
| (a) insufficient | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 36 | 31 | – | 12 | – |
| (c) not separate for sexes | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | – |
| Total | 43 | 36 | – | 20 | – |