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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
Croydon 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Houses—Sanitary Certificates.
House drains and sanitary fittings are tested and examined on
request, at a fee. During the year 10 such requests were made.
FACTORIES ACT, 1937
During the year the under-mentioned inspections have been
made and defects were found as set out:—
FACTORIES
Inspection
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories:— | |||
| With Mechanical Power | 492 | 69 | — |
| Without Mechanical Power | 201 | 20 | — |
| Other Premises | 130 | 4 | — |
| Outworkers and Employers of outworkers | 311 | — | — |
| Total | 1134 | 93 | — |
Defects Found
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | Prosecutions. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | |||
| Want of Cleanliness | 26 | 23 | — | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable Temperature | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate Ventilation | 7 | 6 | — | — |
| Ineffective Drainage of Floors | 1 | — | — | — |
| (a) Insufficient | 13 | 9 | — | — |
| (b) Unsuitable or Defective | 131 | 103 | — | — |
| (c) Nat Separate for Sexes | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outworkers) | 63 | 49 | 9 | — |
| Total | 241 | 190 | 9 | — |