Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Houses—Sanitary Certificates.
House drains and sanitary fitting's are tested and examined on
request, at a fee. During the year 14 such requests were made.
FACTORIES ACT, 1937
During the year the under-mentioned inspections have been
made and defects were found as set out:—
Premises. | Number of | ||
---|---|---|---|
Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
Factories :— | |||
With Mechanical Power | 1109 | 60 | — |
Without Mechanical Power | 104 | 19 | — |
Other Premises | 112 | 13 | |
Outworkers and Employers of outworkers | 284 | — | — |
Total | 1609 | 92 | — |
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | Prosecutions. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Found. | Remedied. | |||
Want of Cleanliness | 19 | 17 | — | — |
Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
Unreasonable Temperature | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Inadequate Ventilation | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Ineffective Drainage of Floors | — | — | — | — |
(a) Insufficient | 38 | 35 | — | — |
(b) Unsuitable or Defective | 155 | 143 | — | — |
(c) Not Separate for Sexes | 10 | 8 | — | — |
Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outworkers) | 56 | 51 | 15 | _ |
Total | 281 | 257 | 15 | — |