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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
Ruislip-Northwood 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ruislip]
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5. FACTORIES
The following tables shew the number of inspections
made, defects found, and the result of action taken:-
| PREMISES | No. on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | ||
| 1.Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3,4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authority | 22 | 19 | - | - |
| 2.Factories not included in 1 in which Sec. 7 is enforced by Local Authority | 112 | 176 | - | - |
| 3. Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 5 | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 139 | 195 | - | - |
(b)
| Nunber of cases in which Defects were found | Number of cases in which Prosecutions were instituted | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedled | Referred to B.M. by H.M. Ifts- Ins-pector pector | |||
| Want of cleanliness (S.1) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| (a) Insufficient | 1 | 3 | - | - | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 10 | 10 | - | 1 | - |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other offences (not including offences relating to home work) | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 12 | 15* | - | 1 | - |
*Three defects found during December, 1953
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