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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
Wimbledon 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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FACTORIES ACT, 1937.
PART I.
1. Inspections for Purposes of Provisions as to Health.
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Prosecutions | ||
| Factories without mechanical power | 109 | 107 | 6 | – |
| Factories with mechanical power | 233 | 257 | 27 | – |
| Other premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers' premises) | 3 | 9 | – | – |
| Totals | 345 | 373 | 33 | – |
2. Defects Found.
| Particulars | Number of Defects | Prosecutions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | Referred by H.M. Inspector | ||
| Want of Cleanliness (S.1) | 16 | 10 | – | 4 | – |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inadequate v e n t i l a tion (S.4) | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7):— Insufficient | 7 | 6 | – | 3 | – |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 45 | 46 | – | 7 | – |
| Not Separate for Sexes | 3 | 2 | – | 3 | – |
| Other Offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork) | 2 | – | 2 | – | – |
| Totals | 76 | 66 | 2 | 18 | — |