Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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35
FACTORIES ACTS 1937 AND 1948
Part 1 of the Act
1. Inspections for the purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by the Public Health 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 Local Authorities | 73 | 19 | - | - | ||||
(ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by Local Authority | 514 | 338 | 26 | - | ||||
(iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers premises) | - | - | - | - | ||||
Total | 587 | 357 | 26 | - | ||||
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, Inspector | By H M. Inspector | |||||||
Want of cleanliness | 1 | — | - | _ | - | |||
Overcrowding | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Unreasonable temperature | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Inadequate ventilation | - | 3 | - | - | - | |||
Ineffective drainage of floors | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Sanitary Conveniences | ||||||||
(a) Insufficient | 2 | 4 | - | l | - | |||
(b) Unsuitable or defective | 10 | 15 | - | 8 | - | |||
(c) Not separate for sexes | 2 | - | - | - | - | |||
Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to out-workers) | 2 | 4 | - | 2 | - | |||
Total | 17 | *26 | - | 11 | - |
*This figure includes certain defects which were outstanding at
the end of 1955.