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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
Hornsey 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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FACTORIES ACT, 1937
The following tables show the work carried out by the Sanitary Inspector under this Act :—
| Premises | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Prosecutions | |
| Factories with Mechanical Power | 348 | 5 | NIL |
| Factories without Mechanical Power | 74 | — | |
| TOTALS | 422 | 5 | NIL |
2. Detects Found
| Particulars | No. of defects | Referred to H.M. Inspector | Number of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found Remedied | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 29 | 29 | ||
| Overcrowding | — | — | ||
| Unreasonable Temperature | 5 | 5 | ||
| Inadequate ventilation | 6 | 6 | ||
| Ineffective drainage of floors | — | — | NIL | NIL |
| Sanitary Conviences | ||||
| (a) insufficient | 24 | 24 | ||
| (f>) unsuitable or defective | 58 | 58 | ||
| (c) not separate for sexes | — | — | ||
| Other offences | — | — | ||
| TOTALS | 122 | 122 | NIL | NIL |
There are 221 Outworkers on the register engaged in the following
occupations:—
Making, altering etc. of wearing apparel 169
Making-up, ornamenting etc. of household linen 5
Cabinet and furniture making 1
Making of iron and steel cables and chains 2
Making and repairing of umbrellas 1
Making of artificial flowers 18
Making of paper bags 1
The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof
made wholly or partially of paper 16
Making of brushes 1
Making of stuffed toys 2
Making or filling of Christmas crackers, Christmas stockings,
etc 4
The weaving of any textile fabric 1
232 visits were paid to outworkers' premises during the year.
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