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Acton 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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19
ANNUAL REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FACTORY
AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901, IN CONNECTION WITH FACTORIES,
WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES AND HOMEWORK.
1.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops, and Workplaces, including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
| Premises. (1) | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections (2) | Written Notices (3) | Prosecutions. (4) | |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 12 | 5 | - |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 321 | 64 | - |
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises included in Part III. of this Report) | 16 | 3 | - |
| Total | 349 | 72 | - |
2.-Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. (5) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4) | ||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:- | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 26 | 26 | - | - |
| Want of ventilation | - | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding | - | - | - | - |
| Want of drainage of floors | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| Other nuisances | 39 | 39 | - | - |
| Sanitary accommodation- Insufficient | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Unsuitable or defective | 37 | 37 | - | - |
| Not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Acts:- Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | - | - | - | - |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | 18 | 18 | - | - |
| Total | 127 | 127 | - | |