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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
Dagenham 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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1. Inspections for the purposes of provisions as to health including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors:—
| Premises | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Occupiers Prosecuted. | |
| Factories with mechanical power | 88 | 2 | _ |
| Factories without mechanical power | 42 | — | — |
| Other premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers premises) | 1 | — | — |
| Total | 131 | 2 | — |
2. Defects Found.
| Particulars. | No. of Defects | No. of defects in respect of which prosecutions were instituted. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| Want of Cleanliness | 4 | 1 | — | |
| Overcrowding | — | 1 | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences: | ||||
| Insufficient | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 13 | 7 | — | — |
| Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences | 4 | 4 | ||
| Totals | 23 | 15 | — | — |