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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
Battersea 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Factories and Homework.
Factories Act, 1937.
Metropolitan Borough Councils are responsible for the enforcement
the provisions of this Act in regard to:—
(i) Sanitary conveniences—Section 7—In all factories.
(ii) Cleanliness, Overcrowding, Temperature, Ventilation, and
Drainage of Floors—Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6—In all factories
where mechanical power is not used.
(iii) Certificates of Suitability for Basement Bakehouses —Sec-
tion 54—In all basement bakehouses.
(iv) Water Supply (where derived from a source other than the
public mains) —Section 53 —In all factories.
The following table gives the number of factories on the register
at the end of the year, with the number of inspections, defects found,
and action taken.
1.—INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health.
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 121 | 656 | 5 | – |
| Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 359 | 1,273 | 9 | – |
| Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 28 | 37 | 2 | – |
| Total | 508 | 1,966 | 16 | – |