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Ealing 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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Table 4

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(l)(c)
Wearing apparel:
Making, etc.84
Artifical flowers6
Cosaques, Christmas stockings, etc.105
Umbrellas, etc3
Paper bags2
Furniture and upholstery1
Total201

During the year, 55 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.
78.