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Tower Hamlets 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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TABLE 43
PRESCRIBED PARTICULARS ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FACTORIES ACT, 1961
| Type of Factory | No. on Register | Inspections | Written Notices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factories without mechanical power | 605 | 109 | 9 | |||
| Factories with mechanical power | 3,593 | 732 | 83 | |||
| Other premises under the Act (Electrical stations, institutions, and sites of building operations and works of engineering and construction) | 112 | 28 | 1 | |||
| Total : | 4,310 | 869 | 93 | |||
| 2. Cases in which defects were found | ||||||
| Particulars | Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | |||||
| Want of cleanliness | 10 | 6 | 4 | |||
| Overcrowding | - | |||||
| Unreasonable temperature | - | - | - | |||
| Inadequate ventilation | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
| Ineffective drainage of floors | 1 | 1 | - | |||
| Sanitary conveniences: | ||||||
| (a) insufficient | 4 | 4 | 2 | |||
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 91 | 91 | - | 18 | ||
| (c) not separate for sexes | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | ||
| Other offences against the Act (not including those relating to outwork) | 10 | - | 10 | - | ||
| Total : | 120 | 105 | 15 | 22 | ||