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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
Hayes and Harlington 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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Defective yard pavings repaired 3
Offensive accumulations removed 11
New dustbins provided 30
Food stores provided —
Lighting, etc., of food stores improved -
Defective cold water storage cisterns 10
THE FACTORIES ACT, 1937
Forty-five inspections of factories with and without mechanical
power have been made during the year.
There are eighty-six factories with mechanical power and four
factories without mechanical power on the register, classified as
under:—
Factories with Mechanical Power
Aircraft 4 Joinery 3
Bakers 8 Mineral waters 1
Building materials 1 Motor repairs 3
Boot repairs 8 Munitions 2
Caravans 1 Oil blending 2
Cheese 1 Oil drum cleaning 1
Chemical engineers 1 Paint 1
Cocoa 1 Pianos 1
Crisps 1 Printing 4
Cardboard 1 Radio 3
Electric transformers 1 Rubber 1
Engineering 22 Sawmills 1
Fire extinguishers 1 Slab partitions 1
Firelighters 1 Tarmacadam 1
Furniture 2 Valet services 1
Glazed tiles 1 Wire 2
Ink 1 Wood block floors 1
Jams 1
Factories without Mechanical Power
Baker 1 Smith 1
Motor repairers 2
1.—Inspections
| Premises | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | |
| Factories with mechanical power | 45 | 8 | - |
| Factories without mechanical power | — | — | — |
| Other premises under the Act (including work of building and engineering construction but not including outworker's premises) | - | - | - |
| Total | 45 | 8 | — |