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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
West Ham 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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matters coming to the notice of H.M.Factory Inspector are referred ty him to the Department. During the
year 2030 visits were made resulting in the service of 35 written notices In only one case was it
necessary for the issue of a summons and at the Hearing the Stipendiary Magistrate made an Order for the
requirements of the statutory notice to be carried out by the owner within a period of 1k days and pay £l costs.
The following table shows the work, carried out during the year under this Act.
| Premises (1) | M/C Line NOo (2) | Number on Register (3) | Number of | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections (4) | Written notices (5) | Occupiers prosecuted (6) | M/C Line No. (7) | |||
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1,2,3,4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 1 | 798 | 2030 | 35 | NIL | 1 |
| TOTAL | 798 | 2030 | 35 | NIL | 1 | |
| Particulars (1) | M/C Line NOo (2) | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted. (7) | M/C Line No. (8) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found (3) | Remedied (4) | Referred | |||||
| To H Mo Inspector (5) | By H.M. Inspector _ (6) | ||||||
| Want of cleanliness (Sol) | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |||
| Overcrowding (S.2) | 5 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Unreasonable temperature (S03.) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 7 | 16 | 16 | 7 | |||
| Ineffective drainage of floors(S.6) | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||
| Sanitary Conveniences (S„7) | |||||||
| (a) insufficient | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 9 | ||
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 10 | 18 | 18 | 10 | |||
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | ||
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 12 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 12 | ||
| TOTAL | 77 | 73 | 1 | 33 | 1 | ||