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Barking 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL ACT, 1933, PART IV
Massage and Special Treatment Establishments.—There are still four
holders of licences to carry out massage and special treatment in the Borough
All the premises and records are inspected. During the year it was not
necessary to deal with any contraventions.
INDUSTRIAL HEALTH
The importance of the health care of workers in industry was one of the
valuable lessons learnt during both wars.
Factory inspection and protection from dangerous industrial processes
are, of course, functions of the central government, but the environmental
and sanitary conditions are matters for the Council in factories, shops,
offices and workshops.
Apart however from private arrangements by very large factories,
personal health supervision has been minimal.
FACTORIES ACT, 1937
The following statistics show the results of the activities of the Sanitary
Inspectors in the administration of this Act.
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| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 50 | 110 | 2 | Nil |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 239 | 446 | 20 | Nil |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 8 | 8 | Nil | Nil |
| Total | 297 | 564 | 22 | Nil |
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