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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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THE FACTORIES ACT, 1937
One hundred and thirty-five inspections of factories, with
and without mechanical power, have been made during the year.
There are one-hundred and thirty-five factories with mechanical
power and eleven factories without mechanical power on the
register, classified as under:
| Aircraft | 1 | Mineral waters | 1 |
| Art reproductions | 1 | Motor repairs | 12 |
| Bakers | 10 | Music rolls | 1 |
| Body and coach builders | 2 | Oil blending | 2 |
| Boot repairers | 13 | Optical lens grinding | 2 |
| Building materials | 3 | Plastics | 1 |
| Caravans | 1 | Potato crisps | 1 |
| Carbon products | 1 | Printing | 5 |
| Cheese | 1 | Radio | 1 |
| Chemical engineering | 1 | Refrigerator repairs | 1 |
| Cocoa and chocolate | 2 | Repair of agricultural implements | 1 |
| Electrical apparatus | 1 | ||
| Electro-platers | 1 | Rubber | 1 |
| Electric transformers | 1 | Sausages | 2 |
| Electric welding | 3 | Saw mills | 1 |
| Engineering | 43 | Slab partitions | 1 |
| Firelighters | 1 | Sports equipment | 1 |
| Furniture | 3 | Tarmacadam | 2 |
| Glazed tiles | 1 | Upholstery repairs | 1 |
| Jams | 1 | Valet services | 1 |
| Joinery | 4 | Wire | 1 |
| Wood block floors | 1 |
Factories without mechanical power:
Breeze block making 1 Photographer 1
Builders merchants 2 Printing and stationery 1
Cigarette lighters 1 Smith 1
Motor repairs 2 Stove enamelling 1
Oil blending 1
| Premises | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | |
| Factories with mechanical power | 127 | 7 | - |
| Factories without mechanical power | 8 | - | — |
| Other premises under the Act (including work of building and engineering construction, but not including outworkers premises) | — | - | - |
| Total | 135 | 7 | — |