Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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FACTORIES ACT, 1937
Premises (1) | Number on Register | Number of | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
(i) Factories in which Section 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 37 | 14 | - | - |
(ii) Factories not included in (i) to which Section 7 applies | 165 | 243 | 4 | - |
(iii) Other Premises under the Act (excluding out-workers' premises) | — | — | - | - |
TOTAL | 202 | 257 | 4 | — |
2. Defects found.
Particulars | Number of Defects | Number of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Found | Remedied | Referred by H.M. Inspector | ||
Want of cleanliness | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
Unreasonable temperature | — | — | — | - |
Inadequate ventilation | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Ineffective drainage of floors | — | — | — | — |
Sanitary conveniences: | ||||
1 Insufficient | — | — | — | — |
2 Unsuitable or defective | — | 2 | 2 | — |
3 Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — |
Other offences | — | — | — | — |
TOTAL | 2 | 6 | 5 | — |