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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
Ealing 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948.
Part I of the Act.
1. Inspections for the purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors):
| 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 I,ocal Authorities | 244 | 127 | 6 | — | ||
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 365 | 246 | 16 | — | ||
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | — | — | — | — | ||
| Total | 609 | 373 | 22 | — | ||
2. Cases in which defects were found:
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspect'r | By H.M. Inspect'r | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences: | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | 8 | — | 6 | — | |
| 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to out-workers | 11 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Total | 26 | 26 | — | 12 | — |