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 Acton]
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FACTORIES ACT, 1937 PART I OF THE ACT
1. INSPECTIONS for the purpose of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).
Premises | Number on Register | Number of Inspections | Number of Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted |
---|---|---|---|---|
Factories without mechanical power | 39 | 11 | - | - |
Factories with mechanical power | 657 | 190 | 8 | - |
Other premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers' premises) | 7 | 3 | - | - |
TOTAL | 703 | 204 | 8 | - |
2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND.
Particulars | Number of Defects | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | Referred by H.M. Inspector | Prosecutions | |
Want of cleanliness (S.l.) | - | - | - | - | - |
Unreasonable Temperature (S.3.) | - | - | - | - | - |
Inadequate Ventilation (S.4.) | - | - | - | - | - |
Conveniences (S.7.) | |||||
(a) Insufficient | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | — |
(b) Unsuitable or defective | 19 | 23 | - | 17 | - |
TOTAL | 20 | 26 | - | 18 | - |