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OFFICES, SHOPS & RAILWAY PREMISES ACT, 1963
Registration of premises under this Act commenced on 1st May and
should have been completed by 31st July. From 1st August the
principal health, safety and welfare sections became operative.
With the exception of certain special classes, all shops and
office premises within the Borough will require to be inspected and
registered and regard must be had to each of the following matters:-
1. Cleanliness 9. Accommodation for clothing
2. Overcrowding 10. Sitting facilities and seats for
3. Temperature sedentary work
4. Ventilation 11. Eating facilities
5. Lighting 12. Floors, passages and stairs
6. Sanitary Conveniences 13. The safety and operation of
7. Washing Facilities machinery
8. Drinking Water 14. Noise and vibration
15. First aid.
At the end of the year only 579 premises had been registered and
it is thought that this figure is considerably below the number of
premises which will be subject to the new Act. Estimates are extremely
difficult to make, particularly as offices have not previously been
registered and premises which are run as "family concerns" are not
subject to registration. This rules out many of the smaller shops in
the Borough.
The Medical Officer of Health and his deputy and all the public
health inspectors were authorised as inspectors under the Act and
inspection of premises commenced in the autumn. By the end of the
year 30 premises had received a general inspection. Having regard to
the many other responsibilities of the inspectors it is inevitable
that some time will elapse before all registered premises have received
a complete general inspection.
WATER SUPPLY
The water supply for Hornsey continues to be satisfactory both
in quality and quantity. All except a very small part of the Borough
is supplied by the Metropolitan Water Board, whose officers are continually
sampling for both chemical and bacteriological examination.
The extremely high standards set by the Board have been maintained
through the year.
SEWERAGE AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
That part of the Borough north of Fortis Green is drained into
the East Middlesex main drainage system and the remainder of the
Borough's sewerage system joins the northern outfalls of the London
County Council's drainage system. The whole of the Borough is thus
adequately served.
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