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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
Coulsdon and Purley 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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FACTORIES ACT 1961
PART I OF THE ACT
1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including
inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).
TABLE X
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | |||
| (0 | Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 34 | 11 | - | - |
| (ii) | Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the local Authority | 164 | 81 | - | - |
| (iii) | Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 20 | 21 | - | - |
| Total | 218 | 113 | |||
2. Cases in which defects were found.
TABLE XI
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2) ... | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) ...... | — | — | — | _ | |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) ...... | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6)...... | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary conveniences (S.7) | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective ...... | 1 | 2 | _ | — | _ |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | _ | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (Not including offences relating to outwork) | |||||
| Totals | 4 | 5 | — | — | — |