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Tower Hamlets 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]

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Table: TABLE 45PRESCRIBED PARTICULARS ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FACTORIES ACT, 1961

TABLE 45

PRESCRIBED PARTICULARS ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FACTORIES ACT, 1961

Inspection fof purpose of prevision to
Type of FactoryNo. on RegisterInspectionsWritten Notices
Factories without mechanical power4411691
Factories with mechanical power4411691
Factories with mechanical power3,5771,22134
Other premises under the Act (Electrical stations, institutions, and sites of building operations and works of engineering and construction)7567-
Total:4,0931,358135
2. Cases in which defects were found
ParticularsFoundRemediedReferred
To H. M. InspectorBy H. M. Inspector
Want of cleanliness19132-
Overcrowding----
Unreasonable temperature----
Inadequate ventilation511-
Ineffective drainage of floors----
Sanitary conveniences:
(a) insufficient741-
(b) unsuitable or defective10974124
(c) not separate for sexes198-2
Other offences against the Act
(not including those relating to outwork)2886-
Total:1871081126