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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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FACTORIES ACT, 1937. The following tables contain a
summary of the inspections and defects found and remedied
during the year 1948.
1. INSPECTIONS for purposes of provision as to health.
| Premises. | No. on Register. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sec. 1,2,3,4 8c 6, are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 514 | 230 | 7 | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Sec. 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 1681 | 1108 | 59 | - |
| (iii) Other premises in which Sec. 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers premises) | 64 | 64 | 4 | |
| TOTALS. | 2259 | 1482 | 70 | - |
2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of cases in which defects were found. | No. of cases in which prosecutions were instituted. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied. | Referred | |||
| To H.M, Inspec tor. | By H.M. Inspec tor. | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 47 | 47 | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation. | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | 12 | 12 | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences: | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 18 | 18 | - | - | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 27 | 27 | - | - | |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 12 | 12 | - | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 26 | 26 | - | - | - |
| TOTALS. | 145 | 145 | 1 | - | - |
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