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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
Shoreditch 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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34
FACTORIES ACT, 1937.
The number or Factories on the Register at the end of 1948 was:-
Power Factories 1,052
Non-Power Factories 185
Total 1,237
During the year, 197 factories were added to the Register and 103 deleted,
making a total increase in the number of factories in the Borough of 94.
The particulars of inspections made during the year are as follows
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | |
| Power Factories | 592 | 316 | Nil |
| Non-Power Factories. | 69 | 29 | Mil |
| Other premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers premis es) | Mil | Nil | Nil |
| Total | 661 | 345 | Nil |
The defects found and dealt with were as follows
| Particulars | Number of defects | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||
| Want of cleanliness (Section 1) | 167 | 115 | - | Nil |
| Overcrowding (Section 2) | - | - | - | Nil |
| Unreasonable temperature (Section 3) | _ | - | Nil | |
| Inadequate Ventilation (Section 4) | - | _ | - | Nil |
| Ineffectual drainage of floors (Section 6) | 21 | 20 | - | Nil |
| Sanitary Conveniences; | ||||
| (1) Insuffi ci ent ».. | 113 | 85 | — | Nil |
| (2) Unsuitable or defective | 636 | 452 | _ | Nil |
| (3) Not separate for sexes | 50 | 36 | _ | Nil |
| Other offences against the Act (nob including offences relating to outwork) | 445 | 315 | 39 | Nil |
| Total | 1,432 | 1,023 | 39 | Nil |