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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
Barking 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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(c) FACTORIES ACT, 1937.
(1) Inspections (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors) .
| Premises. | Inspections. | Number of Written Notices. | j Prosecutions . | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intimations. | Statutory. | |||
| Factories | 155 | - | - | - |
| Workplaces | 44 | 6 | - | - |
| Totals | 197 | 6 | - | - |
(2) Defects Found.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| +Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:- | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | — | — | ||
| Inadequate Ventilation | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Overcrowding | - | - | - | |
| Want of drainage of | - | - | - | - |
| floors | - | — | - | |
| Sanitary accommdation:-Insufficient | 6 | - | - | |
| Unsuitable or defectiv | 14 | 14 | — | — |
| Wot separate for sexes | 2 | 2 | — | - |
| Other offences | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| Totals- | 50 | 50 | - | - |
Including those specified in Sections of the Factories Act,
1937, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.
(3) Homework.
10 notices were issued to the occupiers of premises
in the district where outworkers are employed, who supplied
lists twice during the year of 49 workpeople engaged on making
wearing apparel, etc., in their homes.
(4) Other Matters.
Class Number.
Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of
Factories -
Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory
and Workshop Act
Action taken in matters referred by H.M.
Inspector as remediable under tne Public
Health Acts, but not under the Factory
and Workshop Act -
Other
Underground Bakehouses
Ceitificates granted during the year
In use at the end of the year
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