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Barnet 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]
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were required and executed at eight properties, and the drains of eleven
premises were found to be defective and were reconstructed under supervision
of the department.
REPORT REQUIRED BY SECTION 128 OF THE FACTORIES ACT. 1977.
Inspections for purpose of provisions as to health.
| Number on Register. | Number of | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Occupiers Prosecuted. | ||
| (l) Factories in which Sees. 1,2,3,4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities. | 7 | 9 | — | — |
| (2) Factories not included in (l) in which Sec. 7 is enforced by the Local Authority. | 71 | 46 | 1 | — |
| (3) Other premises in which Sec. 7 is enforced by the Local Authority. | 8 | 9 | — | — |
| Total | 86 | 64 | 1 | — |
It was necessary to require cleansing of the sanitary accommodation
of one factory which was duly carried out, and to require the provision of
sanitary accommodation at a further factory. This latter work had not been
executed by the end of the year.
Outworkers (Sections 110 and 111).
| Section 110. | Section 111. | |
| No of outworkers on lists received. | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises. | Notices Served. |
| 82 | — | — |
In addition to the above, fifteen outworkers' premises were visited.
Three certificates as to means of escape in case of fire were issued
under Section 34 of the Act during the year, in one case after provision of a
new external iron staircase.