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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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OFFICES. SHOPS AND RAILWAY PREMISES ACT, 1963.
The figures enumerated in the following tables are those submitted in accordance with the provisions of Section 60 of the Act and included in the Annual Report to the Ministry of Labour.
| Section | Number of Contraventions found | Section | Number of Contraventions found | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Cleanliness | 17 | 14 | Seats (sedentary workers) | 1 |
| 5 | Overcrowding | 4 | 15 | Eating facilities | 3 |
| 6 | Temperature | 42 | 16 | Floors, passages and stairs | 12 |
| 7 | Ventilation | 38 | 17 | Fencing exposed parts of machinery | 6 |
| 8 | Lighting | 14 | 18 | Protection of young-persons from dangerous machinery | - |
| 9 | Sanitary conveniences | 36 | 19 | Training of young persons at dangerous machines | - |
| 10 | Washing facilities | 39 | 23 | Prohibition of heavy work | - |
| 11 | Supply of drinking water | — | 24 | First Aid | 64 |
| 12 | Clothing accommodation | 6 | 29 | Registration | 44 |
| 13 | Sitting facilities | - | 50 | Provision of Abstract | 35 |
| Other Matters | 6 | ||||
| Total | 367 | ||||