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Barking 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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baited by contractors as in previous years.
RIDING ESTABLISHMENTS ACT. 1939
The two riding establishments, one at the east and the other at the weBt end
of the borough, continue to operate and the staff of the Corporation of London
who administer this Act on our behalf are satisfied with the manner in which they
are run.
DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACT. 1950
Again we have had a trouble-free year, and the activities of the Corporation
of London officials to whom these duties are delegated, have happily been confined
to matters of routine prevention.
It has been a pleasure to co-operate with the Corporation officials as
occasions arise, and I feel the Council are well served by delegating these
duties to such a helpful and capable authority.
FACTORIES ACT. 1961
Inspections
| Number on Register | Number of | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | ||
| Factories without mechanical Power | 40 | 24 | 2 | - |
| Factories with mechanical power | 410 | 638 | 73 | - |
| Other premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers' premises) | 40 | 38 | 1 | - |
| Total | 490 | 700 | 76 | - |