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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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FACTORIES Table 37 On register and inspections
| No. on register | Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factories in which sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 are to be enforced by local authority | 61 | 40 | 1 | _ |
| Factories not included above in which section 7 is enforced by the local authority | 677 | 559 | 32 | 1 |
| Other premises in which section 7 is enforced by the local authority (excluding outworkers premises) | 8 | 30 | — | — |
| Total | 746 | 629 | 33 | 1 |
Table 38 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 | 1 | _ | 1 | - |
| Overcrowding (sec. 2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (sec. 3) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (sec. 4) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (sec. 6) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary conveniences (sec. 7) | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 27 | 27 | — | 4 | 1 |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 1 | 2* | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outworkers) | — | — | 4 | — | — |
| Total | 35 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| *One defect outstanding from previous year. | |||||
Table 39 Outworkers
| Nature of work | No. of outworkers in August list | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises | Notices served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wearing apparel (making, etc.) | 117 | - | - |
| Household linen | 1 | - | - |
| Curtains and furniture hangings | 1 | - | - |
| Plastic and paper bags | 12 | - | - |
| Handbags | 11 | - | - |
| Making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 19 | - | - |
| Carding, etc. of buttons, etc | 6 | - | - |
| Stuffed toys | 7 | - | - |
| Imitation Jewellery and jewellery pads | 9 | - | - |
| Lampshades | 2 | - | - |
| Brush making | 1 | _ | . |
| Lace making | 1 | — | — |
| Total | 187 | - | — |
| There were no cases of default in sending lists to the Council, and there were no prosecutions. | |||