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City of London 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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FACTORIES ACT, 1937. FACTORIES, WORKPLACES AND HOMEWORK. 1.—Inspection of Factories and Workplaces. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

Premises.Number of
(1)Inspections. (2)Written Notices. (3)Occupiers Prosecuted. (4)
Factories (With Power)54377-
Workshops (Without Power)26421-
Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises)11-
Total81898-

2.—Defects Found in Factories and Workplaces.

Particulars.Number of Delects.Number of offences in respect of which Prose cutions were instituted. (5)
(1)Found. (2)Remedied. (3)Referred to H.M. Inspectors. (4)
Want of cleanliness1801822-
Overcrowding1
Unreasonable temperature
Inadequate ventilation33-
Ineffective drainage of floors-
Sanitary accommodationinsufficient55-
unsuitable or defective139127-
not separate for sexes57
Otder offences (not including offences relating to home work or offences under tde Sections mentioned in tde Schedule to tde Ministry of Healtd (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921, and re-enacted in tde tdird Schedule to tde Factories Act, 1937)----
Total3333242

No instance of outwork in unwholesome premises under Section 111 of the Factories
Act was reported.
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