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Camden 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camden]

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Table 14 FACTORIES

Particulars of factory and other Inspections carried out by this Council's Public Health Inspectors during 1965 are given In the following table:-

Number of visits -
Factories (with mechanical power)2,589
Factories (without mechanical power)253
Workplaces534
Rag Flock Acts22
Smoke observations125
Prior approval visits11
Smoke control area visits16,996
Water sampling69
Other visits1,682
22,281
Notices served147

The following particulars are furnished In accordance with Section 153(1) of the 1961 Act,
with respect to matters under Parts 1 and VIII:-

Part I of the Act

1. Inspections, etc.

PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupier prosecuted
(i)Non-power factories, in which sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are enforced by Local Authorities46135010Nil
(ii)Power factories in which section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority2,1122,5881301
(iii)Other premises in which section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority, excluding outworkers' premises.55102NilNil
Totals2,6283,0401401

NOTE: In addition to the premises on the Statutory register, as shown in the above table, there
are 466 classified as workplaces which do not fall within the definition of a factory as
defined by the Act, but in which work involving manual labour is carried on.

2. Cases in which defects were found

ParticularsFoundRemediedReferredNumber of prosecutions
To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
Want of cleanliness (S.l)4642-14-
Overcrowding (S.2)--1--