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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 & 1948
The following tables show the work carried out under these
Acts:—
1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, ETC. Including Inspections Made by Sanitary Inspectors.
| Premises. | No. on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Occupiers Prosecuted. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 67 | 178 | 11 | Nil |
| Factories not included above in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 455 | 627 | 39 | Nil |
| Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 41 | 129 | 4 | Nil |
| Totals | 563 | 934 | 54 | Nil |
2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, ETC.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | Referred By H.M. Inspector | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (6) | (6) | |
| Want of cleanliness | 73 | 68 | – | 2 | – | |
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Unreasonable temperature | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Inadequate ventilation | 11 | 7 | – | – | – | |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | |
| Sanitary Conveniences | insufficient | 12 | 11 | – | 1 | – |
| unsuitable or defective | 114 | 97 | – | 9 | – | |
| not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Other offences | 59 | 57 | – | – | – | |
| Totals | 277 | 248 | – | 12 | –– | |