London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | ||
| Factories without mechanical power | 17 | 28 | - | - |
| Factories with mechanical power | 143 | 245 | 5 | — |
| Other premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including out-workers' premises) | 29 | 60 | 8 | - |
| TOTAL | 189 | 333 | 13 | — |
| No. of defects | No. of Prosecutions instituted | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | 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 | - | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 9 | 6 | - | 2 | — |
| Not separate for sexes | I | 1 | - | — | — |
| Other Offences | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| TOTAL | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — |
Outwork
No. of out-workers in August list 17
Nature of work Making, etc., wearing apparel.