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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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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Work of Public Health Inspector Administering Factories Act, 1961, and other legislation Factories Act, 1961
| Number of inspections | 818 |
| Number of re-visits | 389 |
| Notices served | 94 |
| Prosecutions instituted | |
| Defects found | 404 |
| Defects remedied | 331 |
| Defects referred to H.M. Inspectors | 9 |
| Defects referred by H.M. Inspectors | 51 |
| Complaints received | 90 |
| Notices complied with | 92 |
| Public Health Act, 1936 | |
| Factories visited | 211 |
| Contraventions found | 53 |
| Contraventions remedied | 45 |
| Notices served | 29 |
| Notices complied with | 15 |
Factory Nuisances
Apart from routine inspections under Section 7 of the Factories Act, 1961 many
visits were made for complaints of nuisances such as:-
1. Cellulose spraying 2 Paint spraying
3. Stove enamelling 4. Smells given off in industrial
processes
5. Dust and nuisance from the buffing 6. Fluff given off from drying
and polishing of metal and silverware tumblers in cleaning works.
Such complaints are received year after year in various parts of the Borough.
The installation of a water spray booth for cellulose spraying and paint spraying or
renewal of the paper filter,however, usually overcomes this problem. In the case of
nuisance from dust and fumes from polishing processes of metal, the installation of a
silent mechanical extract fan generally eliminates any further cause of complaint.
Part I of the Act
Prescribed particulars on the administration of the Factories Act, 1961
1. Inspections for the purposes of provisions as to Health (including inspections
made by Public Health Inspectors.)
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