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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
Willesden 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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FACTORIES
Table 40 On register and inspections
| No. on register | Inspections | Written notices | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factories in which sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 are to be enforced by local authority | 63 | 69 | 5 |
| Factories not included above in which section 7 is enforced by the local authority | 737 | 709 | 19 |
| Other premises in which section 7 is enforced by the local authority (excluding outworkers premises) | 12 | 18 | — |
| Total | 812 | 796 | 24 |
No occupiers were prosecuted during the year.
Table 41 Defects found
| Found | Remedied | Referred | No. of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (sec. 1) | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (sec. 2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (sec. 3) | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (sec. 4) | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (sec. 6) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary conveniences (sec. 7) | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 21 | 30* | — | 1 | 1 |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outworkers) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Total | 27 | 37* | 2 | 3 | 1 |
*Twelve defects outstanding from previous year.
Table 42 Outworkers
| Nature of work | No. of outworkers in August list | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises | Notices served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wearing apparel (making, etc.) | 106 | - | - |
| Household linen | 1 | - | — |
| Curtains and furniture hangings | 2 | - | — |
| Furniture and upholstery | 1 | - | - |
| Artificial flowers | _ | - | - |
| Paper bags | 12 | - | — |
| Making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 19 | - | - |
| Carding, etc. of buttons, etc. | 22 | - | — |
| Stuffed toys | 9 | - | — |
| Cosaques, Christmas stockings, etc. | 2 | - | — |
| Imitation jewellery and jewellery pads | 3 | - | — |
| Lampshades | 3 | - | — |
| Total | 180 | - | — |
There were no cases of default in sending lists to the Council, and there were no prosecutions.