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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 1953
[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. (1) | Number of | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. on Register (2) | Inspections. (3) | Written Notices. (4) | Occupiers Prosecuted. (5) | |
| Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 81 | 140 | 1 | - |
| Factories not included above in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 482 | 711 | 43 | - |
| Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 36 | 69 | 2 | - |
| Totals | 599 | 920 | 46 | - |
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) | (5) | (6) | |
| Want of cleanliness | 74 | 78 | — | — | — | |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Unreasonable temperature | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Inadequate ventilation | 10 | 12 | 1 | — | — | |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Sanitary Conveniences | insufficient | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | — |
| unsuitable or defective | 122 | 122 | — | 11 | — | |
| not separate for sexes | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | |
| Other offences | 52 | 47 | — | — | — | |
| Totals | 274 | 269 | 1 | 14 | — | |