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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 1952
[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 | — |