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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
Stepney 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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FACTORIES ACT, 1937 (contd.)
The following tables contain a summary of the inspections and defects found and remedied during the year 1947.
| Inspections. | Nunber of:- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premises. | Premises on Register. | Inspections | Written Notice | Prose-cutions | |
| Factories with mechanical power | . 1513 | 1420 | 123 | — | |
| Factories without mechanical power | 535 | 324 | 9 | 1 | |
| Other premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering constructions but not including outworkers premises | 38 | 183 | — | ||
| Total: | 2086 | 1927 | 136 | 1 | |
| 2. Defects Found. | |||||
| No. of Defects:- | |||||
| No. Found | Defects Remedied | Referred | Prose-cutions | ||
| To: | By: | ||||
| H.M.Inspector | |||||
| Want of cleanliness | 71 | 70 | 3 | - | - |
| Overcrowding | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation | 6 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | 20 | 20 | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences: Insufficient | 34 | 34 | - | 5 | - |
| Unsuitable or defective | 79 | 79 | 2 | 23 | - |
| Not separate for sexes | 23 | 23 | - | 9 | - |
| Other offences (not including offences relating to Homework) | 59 | 59 | - | - | - |
| 2912 | 291 | 5 | 37 | 1 | |