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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
Bethnal Green 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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enforcement of Sections 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7 of the Factories Act,1937.
insofar as non-power factories are concerned, and Section 7 only in
respect of power factories.
Factories and Workplaces in this Borough carrying on a variety
of trades number 1,369 and a total of 1,638 inspections and reinspections
were made during the year.
119 investigations were made in regard to drainage and applications
under the Town and Country Planning Act, 1947.
The following Tables give details of work carried out under the
Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948, during the year:-
TABLE 4
INSPECTIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH
| Premises | Number onRegister | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
| 1. Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 511 | 580 | 76 | |
| 2. Factories not included in (1) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 854 | 1,057 | 184 | |
| 3. Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 4 | 1 | ||
| TOTALS | 1,369 | 1,638 | 260 | |