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Wandsworth 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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47
FACTORIES ACT, 1961
Under Section 153 (1) of the Factories Act, 1961, the Medical
Officer of Health of the Council of any Borough or County
District is required in his Annual Report to the Council to report
upon and furnish prescribed particulars of matters under Part I
and Part VIII of the Act which are administered by the Council.
These particulars are given below in the form required by the
Secretary of State for Social Services:—
Factories Act (Part I)
(1) INSPECTIONS
| Premises | Number on register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are lo be enforced by Local Authorities | 149 | 46 | - | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 1,070 | 436 | 9 | - |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 96 | 7 | - | - |
| Totals | 1,315 | 489 | 9 | — |
(2) DEFECTS
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| to H.M. Inspector | by H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Sanitary conveniences: | |||||
| (a) insufficient | _ | _ | — | _ | __ |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 20 | 17 | _ | 12 | __ |
| (c) not separate for sexes | — | — | - | — | __ |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 1 | 1 | __ | __ | __ |
| Totals | 21 | 18 | — | 12 | — |