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Hornsey 1953
[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 Inspectors under this Act :—
1. Inspections of Factories
| Premises | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Prosecutions | |
| Factories with Mechanical Power | 287 | 9 | NIL |
| Factories without Mechanical Power | 49 | 2 | |
| TOTALS | 336 | 11 | NIL |
2. Defects Found
| Particulars | No. of defects | Referred to H.M. Inspector | Number of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found Remedied | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 2 | 1 | NIL | NIL |
| Overcrowding | . | . | ||
| Unreasonable Temperature | . | . | ||
| Inadequate ventilation ... | . | . | ||
| Ineffective drainage of floors | . | . | ||
| Sanitary Conveniences— | ||||
| (a) insufficient ... | . | . | ||
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 9 | 5 | ||
| (c) not separate for sexes | . | . | ||
| Other offences | . | . | ||
| TOTALS | 11 | 6 | NIL | NIL |
There are 229 Outworkers on the register engaged in the following occupations:—
| Making, altering etc. of wearing apparel | 176 |
| Making-up, ornamenting etc. of household linen | 5 |
| Making, ornamenting etc. lace, lace curtains and nets | 1 |
| Making of curtains and furniture hangings | 1 |
| Cabinet and furniture making | 1 |
| Making of iron and steel cables and chains | 1 |
| Making and repairing of umbrellas | 1 |
| Making of artificial flowers | 16 |
| Making of paper bags | 1 |
| The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 16 |
| Making of stuffed toys | 2 |
| Making or filling of Christmas crackers, Christmas stockings, etc. | 7 |
| The weaving of textile fabric | 1 |
| 369 visits were paid to outworkers' premises during the year. |