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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 1954
[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.
1—
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 pre to be enforced by Local Authorieies | 37 | 27 | 2 | Nil |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 241 | 319 | 12 | Nil |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 8 | 14 | 1 | Nil |
| Total | 286 | 360 | 15 | Nil |
2-
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Reme- | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature vv.3) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | - | - | - | - | - |
| ineffective drainage of floors (s.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | |||||
| (a) inusfficient | 2 | 3 | - | - | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 11 | 8 | - | - | - |
| (c)Not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - | - |
| other offences against the act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 15 | 12 | - | 1 | - |
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