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 Enfield]
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TABLE 40
SHOPS AND OFFICES
Visits Under Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963
Class of Premises | Number of Registered Premises receiving a general inspection | Total visits of all kinds to Registered Premises |
---|---|---|
Offices | 226 | 1,026 |
Retail Shops | 970 | 3,007 |
Wholesale Shops, Warehouses | 13 | 210 |
Catering Establishments open to public, Canteens | 99 | 175 |
Fuel Storage Depots | 7 | 8 |
1,315 | 4,426 |
TABLE 41
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS
Inspections for Purposes of Provisions as to Health
Premises | Number on Register | Inspections | Number of Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted |
---|---|---|---|---|
(i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 55 | 26 | - | - |
(ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 669 | 359 | - | |
(iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding Outworkers' premises) | 49 | 54 | - | - |
773 | 439 |
TABLE 42
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS
Cases in which Defects were found
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 | ||||
Want of Cleanliness (S.l) | 13 | TO | — | — | — |
Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
Unreasonable temperature (S3) | - | - | - | - | - |
Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | - | - | — | — | - |
Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | |||||
(a) Insufficient | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | - |
(b) Unsuitable or defective | 9 | 8 | — | — | - |
(c) Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | - |
Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outworkers) | - | - | - | - | - |
24 | 19 | 2 |