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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
Bromley 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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TABLE XII.
Factories Act, 1937
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | ||
| (a) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 are to be enforced by the Local Authority | 52 | 100 | 3 | — |
| (b) Factories not included in (a) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 189 | 131 | 39 | — |
| (c) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) ... | _ | _ | ||
| Totals | 242 | 232 | 42 | — |
| Particulars | No. of cases in which defects were | No. of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| 15 | 20 | 5 | _ | ||
| Overcrowding (Sect. 2) | — | — | |||
| Unreasonable temperature (Sect. 3) | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (Sect. 4) | — | — | — | ||
| Ineffective drainage of floors (Sect. 0) | — | — | — | — | |
| Sanitary Conveniences (Sect. 7)— | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 30 | — | — | — | |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | ||
| Other offences against the Act (excluding Outwork) | 50 | 32 | — | 2 | - |
| Totals | 92 | — | 7 | — | |
| Nature of Work | No. of Outworkers | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Nuisances | Notices Served | ||
| Wearing Apparel | 15 | 17 | _ | — |
| Making of Paper Boxes | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Lampshades | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Totals | 17 | 21 | — | — |