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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors for the purpose of provisions as to health
| Type of Premises | Number on Register | Inspections | Notices, written and/or oral | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factories without mechanical power | 81 | 80 | 13 | ||
| Factories with mechanical power | 314 | 305 | 62 | ||
| Other premises (excluding outworkers premises) | 8 | 11 | - | ||
| Totals | 403 | 396 | 75 | ||
| Defects found in Factories and Other Premises under the Act | |||||
| Particulars | Defects found | Defects remedied | |||
| Want of cleanliness | 14 | 9 | |||
| Inadequate ventilation | 1 | 1 | |||
| Overcrowding | - | — | |||
| Unreasonable temperature | - | - | |||
| Ineffective floor drainage Absence of thermometers | 1 | - | |||
| Other nuisances | 29 | 22 | |||
| Sanitary Accommodation | |||||
| (a) | insufficient | 3 | 2 | ||
| (b) | Want of cleanliness | 37 | 33 | ||
| (c) | Unsuitable or defective | 18 | 16 | ||
| d) | Not separate for the sexes | - | - | ||
| (e) | Insufficient lighting In w.. C.'s | 14 | 11 | ||
| Totals | 117 | 94 | |||
WORKPLACES - (Public Health Act, 1936)
NUMBER OF
Inspections Occupiers
Written Notices prosecuted
39 Nil Nil
SMOKE ABATEMENT
The few chimneys attached to Industrial premises In the
district have been kept under observation.
After twelve months' delay In delivery the grit deposit gauges
designed to measure the grit fall In the North of the Borough were
received and placed In position for readings to be taken as and
from the 1st January, 1952.
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