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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
Paddington 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The Ministry of Health has requested that the following figures
regarding factories and outworkers should be annexed to the Annual
Report.
Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health in respect of the year
1960 for the Metropolitan Borough of Paddington in the County of
London
Prescribed Particulars on the Administration of the
Factories Act, 1937
Part 1 of the Act
1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).
| Premises (1) | Number on Register (2) | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections (3) | Written notices (4) | Occupiers prosecuted (5) | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 524 | 400 | 5 | 3 |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 98 | 50 | 6 | - |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | 29 | — | — | — |
| Total | 651 | 450 | 11 | 3 |
2. Cases in which defects were found.
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| By H.M. Inspector | |||||
| To H.M. Inspector | |||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
| Want of cleanliness (S.1) | 26 | 10 | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | 2 | — | — | — | —- |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 3 | — | — | — | 1 |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 11 | — | — | — | 1 |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 8 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Total | 52 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 |