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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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The Health of Barking
(B) FACTORIES ACT, 1937.
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| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 73 | 38 | 6 | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 171 | 272 | - | |
| (iiii Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 244 | 310 | 52 | - |
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| 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 (S.l) | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 12 | 9 | - | - | - |
| 42 | 34 | - | 1 | - | |
| (c) Not separate for sexes Other offences against the | 2 | - | - | - | |
| Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 7 | - | - | - | |
| Total | 70 | 59 | - | 1 | - |
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