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West Ham 1952

[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 19^8.
Fart I of the Act

1.-INSPECTIONS FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH MADE BY SANITARY INSPECTORS.

PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
(i) Factories in which Sections 1,2,3,4 and 6 are to be enforced by the Local Authority.652221Nil
(ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority855188548Nil
TOTAL:920210749Nil

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")

ParticularsNumber of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
FoundRemediedReferred
To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
Want of cleanliness1111Nil4Nil
OvercrowdingNilNilNilNilNil
Unreasonable temperature11Nil1Nil
Inadequate ventilation22NilNilNil
Ineffective drainage of floorsNilNilNilNilNil
Sanitary Conveniences:
(a) Insufficient44Nil2Nil
(b) Unsuitable or defective4242Nil34Nil
(e) Not separate for sexes22Nil2Nil
Other offences under the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork)NilNilNilNilNil
TOTAL:6262Nil43Nil