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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 1953
[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 | 110 | 66 | 5 | - |
| Factories with mechanical power | 211 | 302 | 14 | - |
| Other premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers' premises) | 6 | 28 | - | - |
| Totals | 327 | 396 | 19 | - |
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) | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Inadequate v e n t i 1 a tion (S.4) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7):- Insufficient | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 21 | 23 | - | 8 | - |
| Not Separate for Sexes | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Other Offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork). | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 31 | 32 | - | 12 | - |