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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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FACTORIES ACT, 1937
The following tables show the work carried out under this Act:—
1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, ETC.
Including Inspections Made by Sanitary Inspectors.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Occupiers Prosecuted. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Factories with Machine | 131 | 6 | Nil |
| Factories without Power | 456 | 40 | Nil |
| Other Premises under the Act | 57 | 6 | Nil |
| Totals | 644 | 52 | Nil |
2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, ETC.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of offences in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to h.m. Inspector. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Want of cleanliness | 60 | 57 | _ | — | |
| Overcrowding | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Unreasonable temperature | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Inadequate ventilation | 6 | 6 | — | — | |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
| Sanitary Conveniences | insufficient | 13 | 8 | — | — |
| unsuitable or defective | 43 | 42 | — | — | |
| not separate for sexes | 6 | 4 | — | — | |
| Other offences.. | 17 | 17 | 6 | — | |
| Totals | 151 | 140 | 6 | — | |