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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
Bromley 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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Prescribed Particulars on the Administration
of the Factories Act, 1961
1. INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health
(including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors.)
| Premises (1) | Number on Register (2) | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections (3) | Written Notices (4) | Occupiers prosecuted (5) | ||
| (1) Factories in which Sections 1, 2,3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by the Local Authorities | 55 | 63 | ||
| (11) Factories not included in (1) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 764 | 328 | 4 | |
| (111) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers'Premises) | 43 | 177 | _ | _ |
| Total | 862 | 568 | 4 | - |
2. Cases in which DEFECTS were found
| Particulars (1) | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted (6) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found (2) | Remedied (3) | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector (4) | By H.M. Inspector (5) | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (S.1) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | - | - | - | - | |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| •Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| (a) Insufficient | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not) | |||||
| including offences relating to | |||||
| Outwork) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 6 | 6 | - | - | |