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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
Walthamstow 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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FACTORIES ACT, 1937.
The following table shows the work done under this Act:—
1 .—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, ETC.
Including Inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices. | Occupiers Prosecuted | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Factories with mechanical power | 540 | 26 | Nil. |
| Workshops without mechanical power | 150 | 6 | Nil. |
| Other premises under the Act. | 33 | 1 | Nil. |
| Total | 723 | 33 | Nil. |
2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, ETC.
| Particulars | Number of Defects | Number of offences in respect to which Prosecutions were instituted. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Want of cleanliness | 54 | 54 | - | - | |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | |
| Unreasonable temperature | — | — | — | — | |
| Inadequate ventilation | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
| Sanitary Conveniences | insufficient | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| unsuitable or defective | 102 | 103 | - | - | |
| not separate for sexes | — | — | — | - | |
| Other offences | 52 | 50 | 6 | — | |
| Total | 215 | 214 | 6 | Ni | |