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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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The following table shows the work carried out during the year under this Act:-
FACTORIES ACTS 1937 and 1948.
Part I of the Act
1.- INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health made by Sanitary Inspectors,
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1,2,3,4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 67 | 167 | 8 | Nil |
| (ii) Factories not included In (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 854 | 1636 | 31 | Nil |
| TOTAL | 921 | 1803 | 39 | Nil |
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 instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
| Want of Cleanliness (S.l) | 8 | 8 | – | 2 | Nil |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | – | - | — | Nil | |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | Nil |
| Inadequate ventilation 1(S.4) | – | 4 | - | 4 | Nil |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | – | Nil |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | Nil |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 25 | 25 | - | 10 | Nil |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | Nil |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | – | – | – | – | Nil |
| TOTAL | 44 | 44 | – | 19 | Nil |