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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

Sutton and Cheam 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]

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Table: 1. Inspection ofFactories and other premises under the Act.Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors for purposes of provisions as to health.

1. Inspection ofFactories and other premises under the Act.

Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors for purposes of provisions as to health.

Premises.Number of
Inspections.Written Notions.Occupiers Prosecuted.
(1)(2)(3)(4)
Factories with Mechanical Power16251—
Factories without Mechanical Power18548—
Other Premises (other than Outworkers' premises)———
Total34799—

Table: 2. Defects found in Factories, and other premises under the Act.

2. Defects found in Factories, and other premises under the Act.

Particulars.Number of defects.Number of defects in respect to which prosecutions were instituted.
Found.Remedied.lief erred to H.M Inspector
(1)(2)(3)(4)(6)
Want of Cleanliness4440--
Inadequate Ventilation1---
Overcrowding----
Unreasonable Temperature----
Ineffective Drainage of Floors----
Absence of Thermometers2115--
Absence of suitable lighting in W.C. apartments2721--
Other Nuisances3628--
Sanitary accommodation-
(a) Insufficient3---
(b) Unsuitable or defective44--
(c) Not separate for sexes11--
134100--