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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table 9.
PRESCRIBED PARTICULARS ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FACTORIES ACTS. 1937-1959.
1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health.
| Type of Factory | No. on Register | Inspections | Written Notices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factories without mechanical power | 159 | 78 | 1 |
| Factories with mechanical power | 1,984 | 1,883 | 200 |
| Other premises under the. Acts (Electrical Stations, Institutions, and sites of building operations and works of engineering and construction) | 79 | 6 | 1 |
| TOTALS: | 2,222 | 1,967 | 202 |
2. Cases in which defects were found.
| Particulars | Found | Remedied | Referred - | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| to H.M. Inspector | by H.M. Inspector | |||
| Want of Cleanliness | 9 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ineffective drainage of -floors | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Sanitary conveniences - | — | |||
| (a) Insufficient | 32 | 32 | — | 8 |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 326 | 326 | — | 46 |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 24 | 24 | - | 13 |
| Other offences against the Acts (not including .those relating to outwork) | 31 | — | 31 | — |
| TOTALS: | 423 | 389 | 34 | 77 |
3. Prosecutions.
The occupier of a factory, summoned under Section 123 of the Act, for
obstructing a Public Health Inspector in the execution of his duties, was
conditionally discharged for 12 months and ordered to pay £3.3.0d costs.
Two summonses issued against the occupier of a basement bakehouse for
using the bakehouse after the certificate of suitability had been withdrawn
under Section 54 of the Act resulted in fines and costs totalling £20 being
imposed.
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