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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
Chelsea 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea]
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40
FACTORIES ACT, 1937
A Medical Officer of Health is required, under Section 128 of the above
Act, to report annually as to the administration of Factories, Workshops, and
Workplaces in his district.
1. INSPECTION OF FACTORIES. WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES
(including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors)
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Oocupiers prosecuted | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, U and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authoritiesi:– | 111 | 75 | – | – |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority:– | 169 | 103 | 1 | – |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7+ is enforced by the Local Authority:– | – | – | – | – |
| TOTALS : | 280 | 178 | 1 | – |
Note: Outworkers' premises are not included in (ill) above,
+ i.e. Electrical Stations - (Section 103(1)),
Institutions (Section 10^) and sites of Building
Operations and Works of Engineering Construction
(Sections 107 and 108),