Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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FACTORIES ACT, 1961
Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Inspec-tions | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
(i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 10 | 15 | — | — |
(ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 523 | 223 | 7 | — |
(iii) Other Premises in which Sec-tion 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 38 | 38 | — | — |
Total | 571 | 276 | 7 | — |
Cases in which defects were found.
Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prose-cutions were instituted | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
Want of cleanliness (S.l) | — | — | — | — | — |
Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | — | — | — |
Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | — | — | — | — | — |
Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | — | — | — | — |
Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | |||||
(a) insufficient | — | — | — | — | — |
(b) unsuitable or defective | 45 | 45 | — | 16 | — |
(c) not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | — |
Other offences against the Act (not including offen-ces relating to Outwork) | — | — | — | — | — |
Total | 45 | 45 | — | 16 | — |