Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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smoke from sources other than chimneys (which are already controlled by the
1956 Act) are reinforced.
Number of inspections 16,493
Number of Notices served under Section 12 of the
Clean Air Act, 1956 246
Number of prosecutions Nil
Number of smoke observations (timed) 123
Number of smoke observations (untimed) 477
FACTORIES ACT 1961
Part I of the Act
1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by the Public Health Inspectors)
Premises | Number on Register | Number of Inspections | Written Notices |
---|---|---|---|
(i) Factories in which Sections 1,2,3,4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 104 | 39 | — |
(ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authorities | 1,040 | 400 | — |
(iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | 40 | 72 | — |
Total | 1,184 | 511 | — |