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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 1950
[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 | 83 | 8 | — | |
| Factories with mechanical power | 228 | 333 | 35 | — |
| Other premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers' premises) | 4 | 6 | — | — |
| Totals | 324 | 422 | 43 | — |
2. Defects Found.
| Particulars | Number of Defects | Prosecutions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | Referred by H.M. Inspector | ||
| Want of Cleanliness (S.l) | 21 | 20 | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7)— Insufficient | 8 | 2 | — | 3 | — |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 39 | 37 | — | 3 | — |
| Not Separate for Sexes | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — |
| Other Offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork) | 4 | — | 4 | — | — |
| Totals | 73 | 63 | 4 | 8 | — |