London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Haringey 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]
This page requires JavaScript
FACTORIES
The general supervision of factories is the responsibility of H.M. Inspectors of Factories, but
this authority has the duty of enforcing the sanitary accommodation regulations in all factories and
is also responsible for the inspection of other environmental conditions in factories without
mechanical power.
During the year a detailed check was commenced on the premises registered as factories with a
view to ensuring that the register was currently accurate. Often businesses are quite small with
only one or two employees and changes in occupation are frequent and failure to notify such changes
is common.
Usually routine factory inspections are incorporated with such special visits.
| Premises | No. on Register | No. of Inspections | Written Notices | Occupier Prosecuted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (i) Factories in which sections 1,2,3,4 and 6 are enforced by local authority | 67 | 67 | - | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which section 7 is enforced by local authority | 1019 | 95 | 19 | 1 |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by local authority (excluding outworkers premises) | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| Total | 1090 | 166 | 19 | 1 |
Summary of defects found in factories
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to Factories Inspector | Referred by Factories Inspector | |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | ||||
| (a) Insufficient | 8 | 3 | - | 7 |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 27 | 22 | - | 6 |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 4 | 4 | - | 1 |
| Total | 39 | 29 | - | 14 |