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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
Islington 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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Requisitioned Propertie
THe number of requisitioned properties on 1st January I960 was 111 which included
265 lettings.
Requisition ended on 31st March after which there were no outstanding cases to be
dealt with.
| Number of inspections | 621 |
| Number of revisits | 826 |
| Notices served | 13 |
| Prosecutions instituted | 3 |
| Defects found | 766 |
| Defects remedied | 969 |
| Defects referred to H.M. Inspectors | 54 |
| Defects referred by H.M. Inspectors | 71 |
| Complaints received | 55 |
| Notices complied with | 74 |
| Factories visited | 726 |
| Contraventions found | 58 |
| Contraventions remedied | 113 |
| Notices served | 36 |
| Notices complied with | 35 |
PART I OF THE ACT
Prescribed Particulars on the Administration of the Factories Act, 1937
1.
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In spections | Written Notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 215 | 118 | 1 | – |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 1,856 | 454 | 52 | 1 |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority 1 (excluding outworkers' premises) | 24 | 56 | 13 | – |
| TOTAL | 2,095 | 628 | 66 | 1 |
* i.e. Electrical Stations (Section 103 (1)), Institutions (Section 104) and sites of Building
operations and Works of Engineering Construction (Sections 107 and 108).