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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
Friern Barnet 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
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Defects found in factories.
No. of cases in which defects were found.
| Particulars. | Found. | Remedied. | Prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Want of cleanliness. | 1 | 1 | - |
| Sanitary conveniences unsuitable or defective. | 1 | - | |
| Other offences against the Act. | 1 | 1 | - |
| Total | 3 | 3 | - |
Outwork.
The Factories Act requires occupiers of factories
carrying out certain classes of work to send to the Council twice
each year lists of the persons employed by them as outworkers.
This information enables control to be exercised over work which
might otherwise be carried out in unsatisfactory premises or in
conditions likely to lead to the spread of infection.
Notification was received of 60 outworkers who were
engaged in the following occupations:-
Making wearing apparel 34
Making artificial flowers 3
Box making 17
Brush making 3
Carding buttons 2
Making lampshades 1
It was not necessary to restrict outwork in any instance.
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