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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 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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The following table gives an analysis of reported accidents according to their primary cause:
| Primary Cause | Adults 18 & over | Young persons under 18 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | ||
| Non-power machinery in motion | 1 | 1 | |||
| Power machinery in motion | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Vehicles moved by power | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Vehicles moved by non-power | 1 | 1 | |||
| Falls on or from stairs | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Falls on or from ladders | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Other falls from one level to another | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 | |
| FalIs on same level | 5 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 21 |
| Stepping on or striking object or person | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | |
| Handling goods | 9 | 7 | 3 | 19 | |
| Struck by falling object | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Use of hand tools | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Fire | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Electrical | 1 | 1 | |||
| Lifts and hoists | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| Totals | 46 | 48 | 8 | 6 | 108 |
A second successful prosecution taken under the Act concerned shop premises
occupied by a furniture retailing firm. There were six offences relating to the absence
of thermometers, absence of hot and cold running water, dirty store and wash room,
absence of a handrail or handhold to the staircase to the first floor, a defective
sanitary convenience and the absence of an adequate first aid box. The company
occupying the premises pleaded guilty to all charges and was fined a total of £120
with 10 guineas costs.
During the year, the Council received two applications for exemption from the
requirements of Section 24 of the Act relating to the provision of first aid boxes on
the grounds that first aid rooms were to be provided. In one case a satisfactory
room had been prepared and equipped and the application was granted. The second
application related to a newly constructed warehouse and office building, in which
a specially designed first aid suite had been contructed but, as work had not been
completed at the end of the year, consideration of the application was deferred.
One application for exemption from the requirements of Sections 9 and 10.
relating to sanitary conveniences and washing facilities, was received and granted
for a period of six months. One exemption granted in 1965 under Sections 9 and 10
lapsed during the year when the premises changed hands.
The following tables summarize the work done under the Act during the year:-
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