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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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FACTORIES ACT, 1937 The following statistics show the results of the activities of the Sanitary Inspectors in the administration of this Act.
| 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 | 26 | 24 | 1 | Nil |
| (ii) Factories not in-included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 206 | 373 | 14 | Nil |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 8 | 14 | 1 | Nil |
| Total | 240 | 411 | 16 | Nil |
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| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| ToH.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) | 12 | 10 | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | - | - | - | - | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | |||||
| 3 | 2 | — | 3 | - | |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 18 | 9 | — | 1 | - |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 3 | 6 | - | - | — |
| Total | 25 | 17 | — | 4 | — |
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