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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
Heston and Isleworth 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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TABLE IX FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 and 1948
PART I OF THE ACT
1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health made by Sanitary Inspectors
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | |||
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1,2,3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 41 | 43 | - | - | |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority , | 383 | 645 | 14 | - | |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 6 | 10 | - | - | |
| TOTAL | 430 | 698 | 14 | - | |
| 2. Cases in which Defects were found - | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness (S.1) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (&,4) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (a) insufficient | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 14 | 14 | - | 2 | - |
| (c) not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 14 | 15 | - | 2 | - |