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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACT. 1950
The Corporation of London Officials deal with the routine
prevention on behalf of the borough and, during the year, there were no
contraventions of the Act.
FACTORIES ACT, 1961
Inspections
| Number on Register | Number of | Occupiers Prosecuted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | |||
| Factories without mechanical power | 70 | 71 | 3 | 3 |
| Factories with mechanical power | 531 | 563 | 37 | 3 |
| Other premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers' premises) | 21 | 28 | - | - |
| TOTAL | 622 | 662 | 40 | 6 |
Defects Found
| Number of Defects | Number of Prosecutions Instituted | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | Referred by H.M. Inspector | ||
| Want of cleanliness | 8 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences: | |||||
| Insufficient | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| Unsuitable or defective | 36 | 38 | - | 4 | - |
| Not separate for sexes | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Other offences | 13 | 5 | - | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 66 | 52 | - | 6 | - |