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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 1961
[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 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 Authority | 87 | 11 | - | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by Local Authority | 427 | 310 | 11 | - |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 514 | 321 | 11 | - |
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.Mo Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 9 | 7 | - | 1 | - |
| Overcrowding | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences: | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 8 | 8 | - | - | - |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to out-workers | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Total | 19 | 17 | - | 2 | - |