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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
Leyton 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Factories Act, 1937/1948.
The following is an extract from a statutory return, made annually to the Ministry of Health, showing inspections made and an analysis of notices served under the provisions of the Factories Act, 1937.
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | |||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |||
| Factories without Mechanical Power | 58 | 96 | 4 | — | |||
| Factories with Mechanical Power | 401 | 677 | 23 | — | |||
| Other Premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers' premises) | — | — | — | — | |||
| Total | 459 | 773 | 27 | — | |||
| Particulars | Number of Defects | ||||||
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | |||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | ||||
| Lack of Cleanliness | 6 | 6 | — | ||||
| Sanitary Conveniences:— | |||||||
| Insufficient | 4 | 1 | — | ||||
| Unsuitable or Defective | 25 | 18 | — | ||||
| Not Separate for Sexes | 3 | 2 | — | ||||
| Other Offences | 2 | 2 | — | ||||
| Total | 40 | 29 | — | ||||
Registration and Licensing.
Pet Animals Act, 1951.
This is an Act to regulate the sale of pet animals, and the persons in
occupation of Pet Shops are required to be licensed by the Local Authority
in respect of :—
(i) the accommodation provided for the animals, with regard to size,
temperature, lighting, ventilation and cleanliness ;
(ii) the provision of suitable food and drink ; and
(iii) animals, being mammals, not being sold at too early an age.
Applications were approved, and licences granted in respect of, 13 pet
animal shops. Such licences are reviewed annually.