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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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TABLE XI Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948.
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 Authorities | (8 | 92 | 9 | – |
| (b) Factories not included in (a) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 221 | 188 | 7 | – |
| (c) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 139 | 41 | 8 | – |
| Totals | 428 | 321 | 24 | – |
II. Cases in which defects were found.
| 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 | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (Sect. 1) | 24 | 21 | – | – | – |
| Overcrowding (Sect. 2) | 1 | 1 | — | – | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (Sect. 3) | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (Sect. 4) | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (Sect. 6) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (Sect. 7)— (a) Insufficient | 8 | 8 | – | 2 | – |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 49 | 50 | — | 8 | — |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 4 | 6 | — | 2 | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 20 | 18 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 110 | 105 | — | 13 | — |
Outwork: Nil.