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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 1958
[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 | 95 | 5 | — | _ |
| Factories with mechanical power | 261 | 41 | 3 | — |
| Other premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers' premises) | 9 | 3 | — | — |
| Totals | 365 | 49 | 3 | — |
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 | 3 | 6 | — | 3 | |
| Not Separate for Sexes | — | ||||
| Other Offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork) | _ | _ | _ | _ | — |
| Totals | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||