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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
Finsbury 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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Premises where Rag Flock is manufactured or stored must
be licensed by the local authority, and occupier must keep suitable
records of his transactions. There is also provision in the Act for
the taking of samples of the various materials used and submitting
them to a prescribed analyst for examination.
Nine samples of various types were taken during the year, all
of which proved satisfactory.
Regulations have been made by the Minister under the Act
relating to the standard of cleanliness for each kind of material to
which the Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951, applies.
Offensive Trades.
The following premises were licensed for the purpose of carrying
on offensive trades:—
(a) Messrs. J. L. Henson, 137, Whitecross Street, E.C.i.
(b) Messrs. F. & W. Warman, Ltd., 5, Eagle Court, E.C.i.
No offensive trade was carried out by Messrs. J. L. Henson,
but the premises of Messrs. F. & W. Warman, Ltd., were regularly
used as such and were frequently visited.
Factories. A register of Factories is maintained which indicates which are designated " Power " and which " Non-Power " Factories.
| Factories. A register of Factories is maintained which indicates which are designated " Power " and which " Non-Power " Factories. | |
| Number added to the Register during 1953 | 135 |
| Number removed from the Register during 1953 | 154 |
| Number on Register at end of 1953 | 1,353 |
| Number Employed—13,97 5men, 13,825 women—27,800 Persons. | |
| Number added to the Register during 1953 | 9 |
| Number removed from the Register during 1953 | 82 |
| Number on Register at end of 1953 | 659 |
| Number Employed—762 men, 589 women,— 1,351 Persons. | |
| Total Number on Register at end of 1953 | 2,012 |
| Total Number Employed—14,737 men, 14,414 women-—29,151 Persons. | |