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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
Havering 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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Accidents notified are summarised in Table 61 and include
some serious cases as indicated below:—
TABLE 61
| Workplace | Number Reported | Total No. Investigated | Action Recommended | No Action | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prosecution | Formal Warning | Inf. Advice | ||||
| Offices | 8 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Retail Shops | 78 | 48 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 29 |
| Wholesale Shops, Warehouses | 18 | 12 | - | - | 3 | 9 |
| Catering Estabs. open to public, canteens | 5 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Fuel Storage Depots | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| TOTALS | 109 | 72 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 46 |
A young man, who had received only 2 weeks training, was
crushed by a fork lift truck which he had been driving, sustaining
serious abdominal injuries. The vehicle was not faulted mechanically.
The cause of the accident remains a mystery. In another
investigation an electrician had received burns from an electric
shock. An electric socket outlet which had been damaged by a
fork lift truck, was not isolated from the mains before carrying
out the repair and was live when his hand came into contact
with the wiring.
A young boy 16 years old was sweeping a gangway in a
warehouse when a fork lift truck ran over his foot fracturing a
toe.
There were a number of septic complications following
lacerations or scratches on hands.
PUBLICITY
An illustrated pamphlet concerning "Fire risk from hair
lacquer" was sent to every hairdressing establishment within
the Borough. The local "press" gave coverage as did a hairdressers'
journal.
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