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Wandsworth 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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FACTORIES ACT, 1961
Prescribed particulars required by Section 153 (1)
PART I
(1) INSPECTIONS
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | ||
| (1) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 of the Act are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 419 | 150 | 2 | - |
| (2) Factories not included above in which Section 7 of the Act is enforced by the Local Authority | 1,128 | 1,014 | 15 | - |
| (3) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' Premises) | 298 | 47 | - | - |
| Total | 1,845 | 1,211 | 17 | - |
(2) DEFECTS
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences: | |||||
| (a) insufficient | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| (6) unsuitable or defective | 45 | 30 | — | 11 | — |
| (c) not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 56 | 34 | — | 13 | — |