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Lambeth 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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FACTORIES ACT 1961
This table is enclosed by a request of the Secretary of State for Employment
and Productivity to indicate to Medical Officers of Health the prescribed particulars
which are required by Section 153(1) of the Factories Act 1961, to be furnished in
their Annual Reports with respect to matters under Parts I and VIII of that Act
which are administered by the District Council. This table, which is not intended
to supersede the fuller statement which is desirable in the text of the Report,
should be attached as an annex to the Report.
| 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 † | 21 | 5 | — | — |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 1,171 | 259 | — | — |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority ft (excluding outworkers' premises) | 17 | 15 | — | — |
| TOTAL | 1,209 | 279 | — | — |
† To prevent any differences between the lists kept respectively by the Local Authorities
and H.M. Inspectors of Factories of the numbers of factories in which sections 1,2,3,
4, and 6 of the Factories Act, 1961 are enforced by Local Authorities, it is requested
that Local Authorities should compare their lists of factories with the lists kept by
H.M. Inspectors of Factories.
†† i.e. Electrical Stations (Section 123(1)), Institutions (Section 124) sites of Building
Operations and Works of Engineering Construction (Section 127), Slaughterhouses,
(Section 175(l)(d) and (e)) and Railway Running Sheds (Section 175(2) and (10)).