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Sutton and Cheam 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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APPENDIX
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH IN RESPECT OF
THE YEAR I960 FOR THE BOROUGH OF SUTTON AND CHEAM IN THE
COUNTY OF SURREY
PRESCRIBED PARTICULARS ON THE ADMINISTRATION
OF THE FACTORIES ACT, 1937
PART 1 OF THE ACT
1 . INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | Occupiers prosecuted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written notices | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| (i) Factories in which | ||||
| Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and | ||||
| 6 are to be enforced by | ||||
| Local Authorities | 51 | 59 | 4 | - |
| (ii) Factories not included | ||||
| in (i) in which Section | ||||
| 7 is enforced by the | ||||
| Local Authority | 316 | 350 | 36 | - |
| (iii) Other Premises in which | ||||
| Section 7 is enforced by | ||||
| the Local Authority | ||||
| (Excluding out-workers' | ||||
| premises) | 36 | 70 | 2 | - |
| TOTAL | 403 | 479 | 42 | - |
2. Cases in which DEFECTS were found
(If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more
separate occasions they should be reckoned as two, three or more
"cases")
2. Cases in which DEFECTS were found (If defects are discovered at the premises on two,three or more separate occasions they should be reckoned as two ,three or more "cases")
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were i instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
| Want of cleanliness (S. 1) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | - | - | _ | _ | |
| Unreasonable temperature (S. 3) | |||||
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | |||||
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | . | . | |||
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 4 | 3 | - | - | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 28 | 20 | 4 | ||
| (c) Not separate for sexes | |||||
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 9 | 7 | 1 | ||
| TOTAL | 42 | 31 | - | 5 | - |