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 Hornsey, Borough of]
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FACTORIES ACT, 1961
Total No. of Factories | No. Inspected | Inspections Made | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Factories with power | 44 | 89 | ||
Factories without power | 37 | 2 | ||
Defects Found Notices were served and complied with as follows:- | ||||
Served | Complied with | |||
Inadequate ventilation | - | 1 | ||
Insufficient sanitary conveniences | - | 1 | ||
Unsuitable „ „ | 4 | 6 |
Outworkers
There are 199 outworkers on the register engaged in the following
occupations:-
Making, altering, etc. of wearing apparel 139
Making up of household linen 2
Making of lace, lace curtains and nets 1
Making or repairing of umbrellas, sunshades etc. 3
Making of artificial flowers 8
The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts
thereof made wholly or partially of paper 6
Making of brushes 5
Feather sorting 1
Making or filling Christmas crackers,
Christmas stockings, etc. 3
The weaving of textile fabric 2
Carding of buttons 9
3 visits were paid to outworkers' premises during the year.
10.