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 Coulsdon]
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FACTORIES ACT 1961
PART I OF THE ACT
1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including
inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).
TABLE X
TABLE X
Premises | Number on Register | Number of | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | |||
(i) | Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 35 | 27 | - | - |
(ii) | Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the local Authority | 165 | 150 | - | - |
(iii) | Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 19 | 25 | - | - |
Total | 219 | 202 |
2. Cases in which defects were found.
TABLE XI
Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | No. of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
Want of cleanliness (S. 1) | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | - | — | - |
Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | — | — | — | — | — |
Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | — | - | - | — |
Sanitary conveniences (S.7) | |||||
(a) Insufficient | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
(b) Unsuitable or defective | 15 | 11 | - | — | - |
(c) Not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - | - |
Other offences against the Act (Not including offences relating to outwork) | - | - | - | - | - |
Totals | 17 | 14 | — | 1 | — |