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Battersea 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]

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Factories, Outworkers and Shops
(other than food shops).
Factories Act, 1937.
Metropolitan Borough Councils are responsible for the enforcement
of 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—Section
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
the end of the year, with the number of inspections, defects found,
and action taken.
Prescribed Particulars on the Administration of the
Factories Act, 1937—Part I.

INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health, (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).

PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
InspectionsWritten noticesOccupiers prosecuted
(i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities1186134
(ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority3891,8026
(iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-Workers' premises)2325
TOTAL5302,44010