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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Acton 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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regulations as to sanitary accommodation are complied with. The
usual work of inspection of factory canteens has been maintained,
and advice given as necessary as to fitness or otherwise of food for
human consumption.
The home addresses of 78 outworkers engaged in work at
home for Factories within and outside the Borough, have been
visited to ascertain hygienic conditions and freedom from infectious
disease.
FACTORIES ACT, 1937
PART I OF THE ACT
1. INSPECTIONS for the purpose of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of I nspections | Number of Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factories without mechanical power | 42 | 10 | 1 | — |
| Factories with mechanical power | 603 | 172 | 3 | — |
| Other premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers' premises) | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| TOTAL | 648 | 183 | 4 | — |
2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND.
| Particulars | Number of Defects | Prosecutions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found . | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | Referred by H.M. Inspector | ||
| Want of cleanliness (S.l.) | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Conveniences (S.7.) | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — |
| TOTAL | 4 | 5 | — | 4 | — |