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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 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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Factories Act, 1961
Inspections for the purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by public health inspectors.)
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 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 | 76 | 76 | 7 | - |
| (ii) | Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 2,989 | 592 | 61 | - |
| (iii) | Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority* (excluding outworkers premises) | 65 | 51 | 5 | - |
| Total | 3,130 | 719 | 73 | ||
*i.e. Electrical Stations (Section 123(1)), Institutions (Section 124), sites of
Building Operations and Works of Engineering Construction (Section 127),
Slaughterhouses, (Section 175(d) and (e) and Railway Running Sheds (Section
175(2) and (10)).
Defects were found in the following cases. No prosecutions were instituted.
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | ||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Want of cleanliness (S.1) | 6 | 2 | - | 3 |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Convenience (S.7) | ||||
| (a) Insufficient | 33 | 23 | - | 6 |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 313 | 343 | - | 8 |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 14 | 16 | - | 4 |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 377 | 391 | 1 | 24 | |
Outwork (Sections 133 and 134)
Visits were made to the homes of persons notified as outworkers, in no case was
it found that work was being undertaken in unwholesome premises, and no employer was
found tor have difficulties in making the required returns. The types of outwork and
number of workers were as follows:-
Wearing Apparel - Making etc
Cleaning & Washing 1,179
Household Linen 12
Furniture and upholstery 20
File making 11
Brass and brass articles 7
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