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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Miscellaneous.
Insanitary houses cleared and disinfested/disinfected 4
Accumulations removed 13
New dustbins provided 14
FACTORIES ACTS 1917 to 1959 - 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 | 42 | 47 | 2 | - |
| Factories with mechanical power | 304 | 218 | 5 | - |
| Other premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers' premises) | 21 | 18 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 367 | 283 | 8 | - |
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) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7):- | |||||
| Insufficient | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Unsuitable or defective | 9 | 21 | - | 4 | - |
| Not separate for sexes | 2 | 6 | - | — | — |
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 14 | 30 | - | 4 | - |
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