London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
City of Westminster 1971
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Table 19.—Factories: Inspection for purposes of provisions as to health
| Number on Register | Number of | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||||||
| Factories Act 1961 | 1971 | 1970 | 1971 | 1970 | 1971 | 1970 | 1971 | 1970 |
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1,2,3, 4, and 6, are enforced by the Local Authority | 725 | 725 | 89 | 101 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 2,591 | 2,612 | 132 | 385 | 9 | 21 | — | — |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | 971 | 1,556 | 1,101 | 1,727 | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 4,287 | 4,893 | 1,322 | 2,213 | 10 | 24 | — | — |
Table 20.—Factories: Defects
| Found | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remedied | Referred | |||||||||
| to H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | |||||||||
| Factories Act 1961 | 1971 | 1970 | 1971 | 1970 | 1971 | 1970 | 1971 | 1970 | 1971 | 1970 |
| Want of cleanliness (S.1.) | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | _— | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2.) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3.) | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4.) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6.) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7.) | ||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 22 | 37 | 19 | 35 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Out-work) | 10 | 14 | 9 | 9 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Total | 55 | 72 | 45 | 59 | — | 3 | 6 | 10 | — | — |