London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Greenwich 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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The principal changes from the previous regulations are:—
(1) the prescription of additional filling materials as filling
materials to which the Act applies;
(2) the increase in analysts' fees; and
(3) the prescription of additional analysts.
Sanitary Circumstances of the Area
The table in pages 233 and 234 summarises, as far as possible,
the sanitary work of the Department; from these it will be seen
that a total of 42,113 houses and premises have been inspected or
re-inspected during the year; 1,012 Preliminary and 296 Statutory
or Abatement Notices were served. Registered complaints numbered
7,654.
Factories Act, 1961
During the year 204 inspections were made by the Council's
Inspectors in relation to the 510 registered factories. The latter
figure includes 9 premises where mechanical power is not used.
Defects were found in 9 instances, all of which were remedied.
FACTORIES ACT, 1961 Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 9 | 5 | - | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 479 | 177 | 8 | - |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Sec-tion 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 22 | 22 | - | -_ |
| Total | 510 | 204 | 8 | — |