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Tottenham 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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PART IV
FACTORIES AND SHOPS
Tottenham has a large number of diverse industries in its area. Altogether
there are 735 factories on the Factories Register varying from small
businesses with one or two employees to large concerns employing two or three
thousand people. Close co-operation is maintained with H.M. Inspector of
Factories and systematic and regular inspections are carried out by the sanitary
inspectors to ensure compliance with those parts of the Factories Acts
which are enforceable by the local authority.
Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948
Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors)
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written notices | Occupier prosecuted | |||
| (i) | Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 68 | 62 | 2 | - |
| (ii) | Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 667 | 487 | 28 | - |
| (iii) | Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| Total | 740 | 554 | 30 | - | |
Hiring the year one non mechanical and 35 mechanical factories were found
to have been discontinued, and 42 mechanical factories started.