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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 1957
[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 | 92 | 28 | 1 | — |
| Factories with mechanical power | 261 | 121 | 12 | — |
| Other premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers* premises) | 6 | 10 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 359 | 159 | 14 | — |
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) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate v e n t i 1 a tion (S.4) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7):— Insufficient | - | _ | - | - | - |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 13 | 14 | — | 3 | — |
| Not Separate for Sexes | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork) | 2 | 1 | _ | _ | |
| Totals | 15 | 15 | — | 3 | — |