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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 1961
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1961
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FACTORIES ACT. 1937.
Under Section 128(3) 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. INSPECTIONS 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: | 62 | 140 | 1 | – |
| (2) Factories not included in (l) in which Section 7 is enforced by Local Authorities: | 192 | 381 | 11 | – |
| (3) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by Local Authorities * | 48 | 48 | – | – |
| TOTAL | 302 | 569 | 12 | – |
NOTE:- Outworkers' premises are not included in (3) above.
i.e. Electrical Stations - Section 103 (1).
Institutions - Section 104, and sites of
Building Operations and Works of Engineering
Construction - Sections 107 and 108.