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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
Ilford 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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SECTION G. - FACTORIES.
Prescribed Particulars on the Administration
of the Factories Act, 1937.
PART I 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 | 161 | 140 | 1 | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authorities | 448 | 799 | 9 | - |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | 49 | 77 | 4 | - |
| Total | 658 | 1,016 | 14 | - |
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.1) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | — | — | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 10 | 8 | — | 3 | — |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 5 | 6 | - | 4 | - |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Out-work) | - | — | — | - | - |
| Total | 15 | 14 | - | 7 | - |