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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bromley 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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Prescribed Particulars on the Administration
of the Factories Act, 1961
PART I OF THE ACT
1. INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors)
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 54 | 83 | - | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 726 | 235 | 7 | _ |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 45 | 176 | — | - |
| Total | 825 | 494 | 7 | — |
2. 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 | ||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) | 3 | 3 | — | — | _- |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | — | — | — | 9 | — |
| (a) Insufficient | — | — | — | — | — |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Total | 12 | 12 | — | 9 | — |