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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
Merton 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]
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(1)
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Prosecutions | ||
| Factories without mechanical power | 44 | 17 | 1 | — |
| Factories with mechanical power | 937 | 233 | 36 | 1 |
| Other premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers' premises) | 43 | 32 | 1 | — |
| Totals | 1,024 | 38 | 1 | |
(2)
| Particulars | Number of Defects | Prosecutions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | Referred by H.M. Inspector | ||
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 11 | 12 | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7):— | |||||
| Insufficient | 30 | 16 | — | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 63 | 32 | — | 2 | — |
| Not separate for sexes | 11 | 10 | — | — | 1 |
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork) | 1 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 119 | 79 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Nature of work | Section 133 | Section 134 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of outworkers in August list required by Sec. 133(l)(c) | No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council | No. of prosecutions for failing to supply lists | No of instances of work in unwholesome premises | Notices served | Prosecutions | |
| Wearing apparel —making | 65 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lampshades | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 107 | — | — | — | — | — |