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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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TABLE X
FACTORIES ACTS 1937 and 1948
PART I OP THE ACT
1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health made by Public Health Inspectors
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspect ions | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 35 | 36 | - | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (1) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 386 | 630 | 17 | - |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers" premises) | 6 | 13 | - | - |
| TOTAL | 427 | 679 | 17 | - |
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 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S. 2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S. 3) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S. 4) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S. 6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (s. 7) | |||||
| (a) insufficient | 1 | 3 | - | - | - |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 15 | 15 | - | 5 | - |
| (c) not separate for sexes | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outworks) | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| TOTAL | 19 | 19 | 1 | 6 | - |