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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
Chelsea 1956
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1956
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FACTORIES ACT, 1937.
Under Section 128 of the above Act, a Medical Officer of Health is
required to report annually as to the administration of Factories, Workshops,
and Workplaces in his district. The following three tables indicate the
work carried out by the Public Health Inspectors during the year:-
1. INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, AND WORKPLACES.
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | ||
| (l) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6, are to be enforced by Local Authorities:- | 84 | 26 | 3 | - |
| (2) Factories not included in (l) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authorities:- | 248 | 179 | 11 | - |
| (3) Other premises in which + Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authorities:- | ||||
| TOTALS | 332 | 205 | 14 | - |
NOTE:- Outworkers' premises are not included in (3) above.
+ i.e. Electrical Stations - Section 103 (l),
Institutions (Section 104) and sites of Building
Operations and Works of Engineering Construction
(Sections 107 and 108).