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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
Harrow 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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Prescribed Particulars on the Administration of the Factories Act 193???
Part I of the Act
1 .—Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors)
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 58 | 44 | 2 | _ |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 411 | 299 | 10 | __ |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | 61 | 95 | 16 | - |
| Total | 530 | 438 | 28 | — |
2. —Cases in which Defects were found
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (S.1) | 22 | 17 | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | —- | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conv'cs. (S.7): (a) Insufficient | 3 | 2 | - | - | — |
| (6) Unsuitable or defective | 22 | 16 | - | 9 | — |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 24 | 19 | - | - | _ |
| Total | 71 | 54 | - | 9 | — |