London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Coulsdon and Purley 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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FACTORIES AND WORKPLACES.
I. INSPECTIONS
for purposes of provisions as to health made by sanitary inspectors.
| Premises. | Number on Register. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written notices. | Occupiers prosecuted. | ||
| (1) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 15 | 13 | - | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) to which Section 7 applies : (a) Subject to the Local Authorities (Transfer of Enforcement) Order, 1938 | - | - | - | - |
| 85 | 92 | 3 | - | |
| (iii) Other Premises under the Act (excluding out-workers' premises) | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 100 | 105 | 3 | - |
2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND.
| 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. | ||||
| (1) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) | 8 | 8 | - | 1 | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) : | |||||
| 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other offences (not including offences relating to Homework) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | - |