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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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72
FACTORIES ACT, 1937
During the year the under-mentioned inspections have been made
and defects were found as set out:-
FACTORIES
| Premises | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Not ices | Prosecutions | |
| Factories:- | |||
| With Mechanical Power | 600 | _ | |
| Without Mechanical Power | 78 | 15 | - |
| Other Premises | 78 | 4 | - |
| Outworkers and Employers | |||
| of outworkers | 207 | 1 | - |
| 963 | 109 | _ | |
Defects Found
| Particulars | Number of Defects | Referred to H.M. Inspector | Prosecutions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remed ied | |||
| Want of Cleanliness | 24 | 21 | ||
| Overcrowding | ||||
| Unreasonable Temperature | - | |||
| Inadequate Ventilation | 3 | 3 | - | |
| Ineffective Drainage of Floors | ||||
| Sanitary Conveniences | ||||
| 15 | 14 | - | ||
| 40 | 35 | |||
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outworkers) | 50 | 45 | 1 | - |
| 132 | 118 | 1 | - | |