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Ealing 1966

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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TABLE 10

FACTORIES ACT, 1961 - PART VIII (SECTIONS 133 and 134)

Outwork

Nature of workSection 133
No. of out-workers in August list required by section 133 (1) (c)
Wearing apparel:
Making, etc.95
Artificial flowers3
Carding, etc., of buttons, etc.2
Cosaques, Christmas stockings, etc.170
Lampshades1
Brush making1
Furniture and upholstery2
Total274

During the year, 61 inspections of outworkers' premises were carried out by the
public health inspectors. There were no cases of default in sending lists to the Council
under section 133 of the Act and no instances of work in unwholesome premises under
section 134.
124