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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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Factories
During 1956 a survey of the Factories was completed with particular
reference to non-power' factories. In the past the retention on
the register maintained by the department of such factories technically
not subject to the Factories Acts has led to a somewhat misleading
figure. As a result of this survey, however, the numbers of
factories on the Council's register now not only coincides with those
recorded by H.M. Inspector of Factories but they represent a true pic
ture of the factories now in the borough.
The statistics for 1956 are as follows:-
| Premises | Number of 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 | 106 | 332 | 11 | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 1,375 | 693 | 47 | - |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out workers premises) | 10 | 8 | - | - |
| TOTAL | 1,491 | 1,033 | 58 | - |