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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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FACTORIES ACT 1961 - PART I 1. Inspection for Purposes of Provisions as to Health
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Prosecutions | ||
| Factories without mechanical power | 38 | 3 | - | |
| Factories with mechanical power | 293 | 132 | 12 | - |
| Other premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers' premises) | 22 | 37 | 4 | - |
| Totals | 355 | 207 | 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) | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7)s-Insufficient | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 40 | 39 | — | 1 | — |
| Not separate for sexes | 3 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Other, offences (excluding offences relating to outwork | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 50 | 52 | — | 1 | — |
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