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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 1956
[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 Public
Health Inspectors under this Act:—
1. Inspections ot Factories
| Premises | Total No. of Factories | No. Inspected | Inspections Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factories with Mechanical Power | 196 | 140 | 187 |
| Factories without Mechanical Power | 39 | 35 | 39 |
| TOTALS | 235 | 175 | 226 |
2. Detects Found
| Particulars | No. of defects | Referred to H.M. Inspector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Found Remedied | |||
| Want of cleanliness | 1 | 1 | . |
| Overcrowding | . | . | . |
| Unreasonable temperature | . | . | . |
| Inadequate ventilation | . | . | . |
| Ineffective drainage of floors Sanitary conveniences— | . | . | . |
| 1 | . | . | |
| (6) unsuitable or defective | 5 | 3 | . |
| (c) not separate for sexes | . | . | . |
| Other offences | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 9 | 5 | 1 |
There are 290 Outworkers on the register engaged in the following
occupations:—
Making, altering, etc., of wearing apparel 190
Making or repairing of umbrellas, sunshades, etc. 11
Making of artificial flowers 13
The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof
made wholly or partially of paper 22
Making of brushes 8
Feather sorting 1
Carding, boxing, or packeting of buttons, hooks, etc. 1
Making stuffed toys 2
Making or filling of Christmas crackers, Christmas Stockings,
etc. 15
The weaving of textile fabric 4
Manufacture of lampshades other than lampshades made
wholly of metal or glass or stone 23
210 visits were paid to outworkers' premises during the year.
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