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City of London 1949
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FACTORY ACT, 1937.
Factory premises have been under such supervision as has been possible having regard to their
needs, and the following gives details of the work carried out:—
PART I. OF THE ACT.
1.—INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health.
Number of
Number
Premises on Inspections Written Occupiers
Register notices prosecuted
(i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6
are to be enforced by Local Authorities 1,145 (including 1,845 (including 158 (including —
576 kitchens) 1,055 kitchens) 131 kitchens)
(ii) Factories not included in (1) in which
Section 7 is enforced by the Local
Authority 429 316 26 —
(iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is
enforced by the Local Authority (excluding
out-workers' premises) — — — —
TOTAL 1,574 2,161 184 Nil
2.—CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND. (If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they are reckoned as two, three or more "cases ")
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects wore found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (S.l.) | 634 | 009 | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | 32 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 94 | 45 | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | 20 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | |||||
| (a) insufficient | 27 | 9 | — | 5 | — |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 150 | 67 | — | 6 | — |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 557 | 440 | 3 | — | — |
| TOTAL | 1,518 | 1,183 | 3 | 12 | Nil |
SHOPS ACT, 1934.
216 inspections of shops and warehouses have been carried out. The 16 defects found have been
remedied after the service of 9 Intimation Notices and without recourse to legal proceedings.
CATERING LICENCES.
Before issuing licences for the establishment of catering businesses, the Local Food Control
Officer refers eases to your Medical Officer of Health in order that licences may only be issued in respect
of premises which are suitable from a public health point of view.
During 1949, 302 inspections were made in this connection.
PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT, 1933.
71 firms were registered under this Act, 65 of which were re-registrations. The two infringements
which were noted were all remedied without difficulty on the request of the Medical Officer of Health.
165 inspections were made in connection with the administration of the Act.
PHARMACY AND MEDICINES ACT, 1941.
The provisions of the above Act were carried out without recourse to legal proceedings and
without special difficulty. 60 inspections were made and two contraventions discovered.
FERTILIZERS AND FEEDING STUFFS ACT, 1926.
The provisions of the above Act were carried out without recourse to legal proceedings and
without special difficulty. 73 inspections were made, and eight contraventions discovered.