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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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FACTORIES ACTS, 1937
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 | 61 | 124 | 10 | — |
| Factories not included above in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 474 | 675 | 69 | — |
| Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 38 | 48 | — | — |
| Totals | 573 | 847 | 79 | — |
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 | 53 | — | 4 | — | |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Unreasonable temperature | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Inadequate ventilation | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | |
| Sanitary Conveniences | insufficient | 8 | 4 | — | 3 | — |
| unsuitable or defective | 129 | 94 | — | 11 | — | |
| not separate for sexes | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | — | |
| Other offences | 24 | 19 | 2 | — | — | |
| Totals | 255 | 184 | 3 | 19 | — | |