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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 1946

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

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Table: 2. DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES AND OTHER PREMISES UNDER THE ACT.

2. DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES AND OTHER PREMISES UNDER THE ACT.

ParticularsNumber of defectsNumber of defects in respect of which prosecutions were instituted
FoundRemediedReferred to H.M. Inspector
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Want of cleanliness97--
Inadequate ventilation2---
Overcrowding1---
Unreasonable Temperature1---
Ineffective drainage of floors----
Absence of Thermometers----
Absence of suitable lighting in W.C. apartments----
Other nuisances5744--
Sanitary Accommodation
(a) Insufficient43_-
(b) unsuitable or defective2215--
(c) Not separate for sexes1--
9769--

Table: OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES

OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES

Nature of WorkInstancesNotices servedProsecutions
(1)(2)(3)(4)
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Table: PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936 - WORKPLACES

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936 - WORKPLACES

Number of
InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers prosecuted
8--

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