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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
Kingston upon Thames 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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FACTORIES ACT. 1961.
The following are the particulars required to be furnished to
the Ministry of Labour concerning matters dealt with by the Corporation
under Parts I and VIII of the Factories Act.
PART I OF THE ACT.
1. INSPECTIONS.
| No. on Register | Number of | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Prosecutions | ||
| Factories in which Section 1,2,3,4,6 are enforced by the Corporation | 47 | 13 | - | - |
| Factories not included above in which Section 7 is enforced by the Corporation | 641 | 252 | 16 | - |
| Other premises excluding outworkers | 180 | 63 | - | - |
2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND.
| No. of cases in which defects found | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | No. of Prosecutions | ||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Sanitary Conveniences | |||||
| Insufficient | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | — | - | — | — | — |
| Not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | - |