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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table 10.
FACTORIES ACTS. 1937 & 1948.
1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health.
| Type of Factory | No. on Register | Inspections | Written Notices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factories without mechanical power | 178 | 3 | 1 |
| Factories with mechanical power | 2122 | 296 | 63 |
| Other premises under the Acts (building operations and works of engineering and construction) | 122 | 2 | - |
| TOTAL | 2422 | 301 | 64 |
2. Cases in which defects were found.
| Particulars | Found | Remedied | Referred - | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| to H.M. Inspector | by H.M. Inspector | |||
| Want of cleanliness | — | - | — | 3 |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Inadequate ventilation | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences- | ||||
| (a) Insufficient | 5 | 5 | — | 9 |
| 73 | 73 | — | 38 | |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 20 | 20 | — | 3 |
| Other offences against the Acts (not including those relating to Outwork) | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| TOTAL | 101 | 100 | 1 | 55 |
3. Prosecutions. An occupier of a factory, summoned for
failing to supply a list of outworkers employed by him, was
discharged conditionally on payment of £3.3.0d costs.
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