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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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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Prescribed Particulars on the Administration of the Factories Act 196J
PART 1 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 | 45 | 21 | 2 | – |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 445 | 204 | 8 | – |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | 40 | 32 | 1 | – |
| Total ., | 530 | 257 | 11 | – |
2.—Cases in which DEFECTS were found
(If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they should be reckoned as two, three or more "cases")
| 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 | ||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) | 14 | 12 | – | – | – |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) (a) Insufficient | 4 | 4 | – | 2 | – |
| 9 | 6 | – | 2 | – | |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 2 | 2 | _ | _ | – |
| Total | 15 | 12 | – | 4 | – |