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Chislehurst 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]

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1.—INSPECTIONS for purposes of provision as to health.

Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

Factories with mechanical power134......
Factories without mechanical power95...
Other Premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers' premises.........
Total220......

2.—DEFECTS FOUND.

PARTICULARS. (1)Number of Defects.No. of defects in respect of which prosecutions were instituted (5)
Found. (2)Remedied. (3)Referred to H. M. Inspector. (4)
Want of cleanliness66--
Overcrowding-
Unreasonable temperature-
Inadequate ventilation--
Ineffective drainage of floors.
Sanitary convenienceinsufficient11
unsuitable or defective77-
not separate for sexes--
Other offences Not including offences relating to Home Work or offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Power) ordor,19'21, and re-enacted in the Third Schedule to the Factories Act, 1937)55--
Total1919NilNil