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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 1971
[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
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 Sections 1,2,3,4,6 are enforced by the | 47 | 36 | – | – |
| Factories not included above in which Section 7 is enforced by the | 582 | 210 | 11 | – |
| Other premises excluding outworkers | 113 | 70 | 3 | – |
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 | ||||
| Inadequate Ventilation | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | – |
| Sanitary Conveniences: Unsuitable or defective | 3 | 3 | _ | – | – |
| Not separate for sexes | 3 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 5 | 8 | – | 1 | – |
| 14 | 14 | – | 2 | – | |