London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Tottenham 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Factories Act, 1937.
1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections 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 | 64 | 17 | 7 | — |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) to which Section 7 applies: | ||||
| (a) Subject to the Local Authorities (Transfer of Enforcement) Order, 1938 | 597 | 262 | 90 | 1 |
| (6) Others | — | — | — | — |
| (iii) Other Premises under the Act (excluding out-workers' premises) | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 661 | 279 | 97 | 1 |
2. —Cases in which defects were found.
| 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. 1) | 5 | 4 | — | 6 | — |
| Overcrowding (S. 2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7): | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 8 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 77 | 71 | — | 21 | — |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Other offences (not including offences relating to Homework) | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — |
| Total | 97 | 87 | 5 | 29 | 1 |
N.B.—10 cases in which defects were found were outstanding at the end of
the year.