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Tottenham 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Factories Act, 1937: Section 7—Prosecution.
A prosecution was adjourned sine die by the Court when the
defendants submitted proposals for the provision of sanitary accommodation
so as to comply with the Sanitary Accommodation
Regulations, 1938.
Outwork (Sections 110 and 111).
| Nature of Work | Section 110 | Section 111 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of out-workers in August list required by Section 110(l)(c) | No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council. | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists. | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
| Wearing Apparel | 463 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| Household Linen | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Making of tents | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brass and Brass articles | 73 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Artificial Flowers | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paper Bags | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| The making of Boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 171 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carding, etc. of buttons, etc. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Toys | 123 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 917 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Notices were served under the provisions of the Housing Act, 1936,
on tho owners of 10 premises where home work is carried on.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948.
Section 47. Persons in need of Care and Attention.
In view of certain difficulties which have been encountered in
the application of this Act, it has been considered advisable to
present a selection of illustrative cases.
Certain paragraphs of Section 47 are worthy of particular
attention, in relation to the material which follows:—