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Hornsey 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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FACTORIES ACT, 1937
The following tables show the work carried out by the Sanitary
Inspector under this Act:—
| Premises | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Prosecutions | |
| Factories with Mechanical Power .. | 204 | - | |
| NIL | |||
| Factories without Mechanical Power | 31 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 235 | 1 | NIL |
| Particulars | No. of defects Found Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | Number of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Want of Cleanliness | 5 | 5 | ||
| Overcrowding | - | - | ||
| Unreasonable Temperature | 4 | 4 | ||
| Inadequate ventilation | 5 | 5 | ||
| Ineffective drainage of floors | - | - | NIL | NIL |
| Sanitary Conveniences | ||||
| (a) insufficient | 6 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 12 | |||
| (b) not separate for sexes | 11 | 11 | ||
| Other offences | - | - | ||
| TOTALS | 43 | 43 | NIL | NIL |
There are 182 Outworkers on the register engaged in the following
occupations:—
Wearing apparel 136
Household linen 2
Curtains and furniture hangings 1
Brass and brass articles 1
Iron and steel cables and grapnels 1
Umbrellas, etc. 2
Artificial flowers 13
The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts
thereof made wholly or partially of paper 14
Brush making 1
Feather sorting 2
Carding, etc. of buttons, etc. 1
Stuffed toys 5
Cosaques, Christmas crackers, Christmas stockings,etc. 2
Textile weaving 1
340 visits were paid to outworkers' premises during the year.
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