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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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119
FACTORIES ACT. 1961
The following are the particulars required to be furnished to the
Department of Employment and Productivity 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 | 49 | 14 | - | - |
| Factories not included above in which Section 7 is enforced by the Corporation | 639 | 221 | 13 | - |
| Other premises excluding outworkers | 144 | 94 | 2 | - |
| 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 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Unsuitable or defective | 10 | 9 | 1 | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - |