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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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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 | 68 | 12 | - | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by Local Authority | 455 | 440 | 40 | - |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 523 | 452 | 40 | - |
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 | 8 | 9 | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences: (a) Insufficient | 4 | 5 | - | 2 | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 13 | 15 | - | 7 | - |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to out—workers) | 6 | 14 | - | 2 | - |
| Total | 32 | 48* | - | 14 | - |
*This figure includes certain defects which were outstanding at
the end of 1956.