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
Merton 1972
[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 | 34 | 3 | - | - |
| Factories with mechanical power | 923 | 128 | 9 | — |
| Other premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers' premises) | 44 | 24 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 1001 | 155 | 10 | — |
(2)
| Particulars | Number of Defects | Prosecutions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | Referred by H.M. Inspector | ||
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | - | — | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | - | — | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 5 | 1 | - | — | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | — | - | — | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7):— | |||||
| Insufficient | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Unsuitable or defective | 12 | 12 | - | 1 | - |
| Not separate for sexes | 3 | — | - | 1 | - |
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 26 | 17 | — | 4 | — |
Outwork—Sections 133 and 134.
| 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 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cardboard box- making | 57 | — | — | — | — | - |
| Total | 85 | — | — | — | — | — |