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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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FACTORIES ACT, 1937.
PART I.
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Prosecutions | ||
| Factories without mechanical power | 99 | 69 | 7 | — |
| Factories with mechanical power | 226 | 221 | 29 | — |
| Other premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers' premises) | 5 | 27 | 3 | - |
| Totals | 330 | 317 | 39 | — |
| Particulars | Number of Defects | Prosecutions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | Referred by H.M. Inspector | ||
| Want of Cleanliness (S.l) | 10 | 4 | - | 3 | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Inadequate venti1ation (S.4) | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7):- Insufficient | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 31 | 17 | - | 7 | - |
| Not Separate for Sexes | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Other Offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork) | 8 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 58 | 32 | 1 | 14 | - |