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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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I. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health.
| 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 | 58 | 82 | 6 | — |
| (b) Factories not included in (a) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 200 | 134 | 68 | — |
| (c) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 259 | 217 | 74 | — |
II. Cases in which defects were found.
| Overcrowding (Sect. 2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable tempe'rature (Sect. 3) | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (Sect. 4) | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 2 | 4 | — | — | — | |
| Sanitary Conveniences (Sect. 7)— | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 5 | 7 | — | 1 | — |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 80 | 37 | — | 21 | — |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | — |
| Other offences against the Act (excluding Outwork) | 77 | 79 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 205 | 190 | — | 23 | — |
| Nature of Work | No. of Outworkers | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Nuisances | Notices Served | ||
| Wearing Apparel | 19 | 20 | — | — |
| Making of Paper Boxes | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Christmas Crackers | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 23 | 24 | — | — |