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 Dagenham]
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FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 8C 1948
Inspections.
Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | ||
Factories without mechanical power | 31 | 33 | - | - |
Factories with mechanical power | 119 | 115 | - | - |
Other premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers' premises) | 24 | 38 | 2 | - |
TOTAL | 174 | 186 | 2 | — |
Defects Found.
No. of defects | No. of prosecutions instituted | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Found | Reme' died | Referred | |||
To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
Want of cleanliness | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Overcrowding | — | — | - | — | — |
unreasonable temperature Inadequate ventilation | — | - | - | - | - |
Ineffective drainage of floors | — | — | - | — | — |
Sanitary Conveniences :— | |||||
Insufficient | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | — |
Unsuitable or defective | — | — | - | — | — |
Not separate for sexes | — | — | - | — | — |
Other offences | — | — | — | — | — |
TOTAL | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — |
Outwork
No. of out-workers in August list 29
Nature of work Making, etc., wearing apparel.