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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
Carshalton 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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Rent and Mortgage Interest Restrictions (Amendment) Act, 1933.
No action was necessary during the year.
Factories and Workplaces.
There were 122 Factories and Workplaces on the Register, 83 of
them using mechanical power. Employees numbered 1,302, of whom
800 were males and 502 females.
The following table classifies those employed
| Employees. | Premises. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| Factories— | ||||
| with nechanical power | 647 | 484 | 1,131 | 70 |
| without „ „ | 122 | 17 | 139 | 23 |
| Workplaces— | ||||
| with mechanical power | 13 | - | 13 | 13 |
| without „ „ | 18 | 1 | 19 | 16 |
| 800 | 502 | 1,302 | 122 | |
Action under the Factories Act was necessary with regard to
10 of the factories (8 informal, 2 formal).
The following table, set out in the manner prescribed by Home
Office Form 572 (Revised), indicates the inspections made and action
taken under the Factories Act.
1. I nspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary 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 | 22 | 38 | 4 | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 72 | 164 | 6 | - |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority* (excluding outworkers' premises) | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 94 | 202 | 10 | -— |
* Electrical Stations (Section 103 (1)), Institutions (Section 104) and sites of
Building Operations and Works of Engineering Construction (Sections 107
and 108.)
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