Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]
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Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Inspections | Written Notices | Prosecutions | ||
Factories without mechanical power | 37 | 49 | - | - |
Factories with mechanical power | 887 | 90 | 6 | — |
Other premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers' premises) | 52 | 27 | - | - |
Totals | 976 | 166 | 6 | - |
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Particulars | Number of Defects | Prosecutions | |||
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Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | Referred by H.M. Inspector | ||
Want of cleanliness (S.l) | — | — | - | - | - |
Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | - | - | - |
Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | - | - | - |
Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | — | — | - | - | - |
Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
Sanitary Conveniences (S.7):— | |||||
Insufficient | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
Unsuitable or defective | 5 | 15 | - | 1 | - |
Not separate for sexes | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork) | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Totals | 17 | 26 | — | 2 | — |
Nature of work | Section 133 | Section 134 | ||||
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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 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lampshades | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cardboard box- making | 93 | — | — | — | — | — |
Total | 124 | — | — | — | — | — |