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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
Beddington and Wallington 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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FACTORIES ACT, 1937.
The following tables give details of inspections made and defects
found, as supplied by the Senior Sanitary Inspector :—
| 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 | 12 | 21 | - | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 95 | 144 | 5 | - |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| Total | 108 | 168 | 5 | |
| Nature of Work. | Section 110. | Section 111. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of outworkers in August list required by Sect. 110 (1) (c) | No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists. | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
| Making of wearing apparel | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Cosaques, Christmas crackers,Christmas stockings, etc. | 33 | — | — | — | - | |
| Total | 39 | 1 | — | — | — | — |