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Wembley 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Factories Act, 1937.
(l) Number of factories within the Borough,
31.12.39- 374
Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health, including inspections made by Sanitary Inspector
| PREMISES | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers prosecuted | |
| FACTORIES with mechanical power | 558 x | 15 | - |
| / FACTORIES without mechanical power | 35 | - | - |
| / OTHER PREMISES under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including out-workers premises). | 6 | - | - |
| Total | 599 | 15 | - |
/ Electrical 'stations should be reckoned as
factories.
x Includes 72 inspections of bakehouses with
mechanical power.
16.