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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 &. 1948
Inspections.
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | ||
| Factories without mechanical power | 17 | 21 | — | _ |
| Factories with mechanical power | 160 | 242 | 5 | — |
| Other premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including out - workers' premises) ... | 26 | 40 | 5 | — |
| TOTAL | 203 | 303 | 10 | — |
Defects Found.
| 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 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 9 | 8 | — | 1 | — |
| Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Offences | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| TOTAL | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | — |
Outwork
No. of out-workers in August list 105
Nature of work Making, etc., wearing apparel.
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