Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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THE FACTORIES ACT, 1937.
One hundred and two inspections of factories with and without mechanical power have been made.
There are sixty-four factories with mechanical power and four factories without mechanical power on the register, classified as under:-
Factories with mechanical power.
Aircraft | 1 | Ink | 1 |
Bakehouses | 8 | Jams | 1 |
Bicycle repairs | 1 | Joinery | 2 |
Boot repairs | 7 | Mineral waters | 1 |
Builders' materials | 1 | Motor repairs | 4 |
Caravans | 1 | Music rolls | 1 |
Cheese | 1 | Oil blending | 1 |
Chemical engineers | 1 | Paint | 1 |
Cocoa, etc. | 1 | Pianos | 1 |
Corrugated cardboard | 1 | Printing | 3 |
Crisps | 1 | Radio | 2 |
Electric transformers | 1 | Rubber | 1 |
Engineering | 10 | Slab partitions | 1 |
Fire extinguishers | 1 | Tar macadam | 1 |
Firewood | 1 | Valet service | 1 |
Furniture | 2 | Wire | 1 |
Glazed tiles, etc. | 1 | Wood block floors | 1 |
Factories without mechanical power. | |||
Bakehouse | 1 | Smith | 1 |
Motor repairs | 2 |
1. - INSPECTIONS.
Premises | Number of | ||
---|---|---|---|
Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | |
Factories with mechanical power | 99 | 6 | |
Factories without mechanical power | 3 | 2 | |
Other Premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including Outworkers' premises) | Nil | ||
Total | 102 | 8 |
2. - DEFECTS FOUND.
Particulars | Number of Defects | ||
---|---|---|---|
Found | Remedied | ||
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:- | |||
Want of cleanliness | 5 | 5 | |
Want of ventilation | Nil | Nil | |
Overcrowding | Nil | Nil | |
Want of drainage of floors | Nil | Nil | |
Other nuisances | 1 | 1 | |
Sanitary accommodation | (Insufficient | 2 | 2 |
(Unsuitable or defective | 4 | 4 | |
(Not separate for sexes | Nil | Nil | |
Offences under the Factories Act:- | |||
Other offences | Nil | Nil | |
Total | 12 | 12 |
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