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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
Waltham Forest 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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The following are the prescribed particulars required by Section 153 (1) of the Factories Act, 1961, to be included in annual reports.
1. Inspections
| PREMISES (1) | NUMBER ON REGISTER (2) | NUMBER OF | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INSPECTIONS (3) | WRITTEN NOTICES (4) | OCCUPIERS PROSECUTED (5) | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 24 | 23 | - | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 906 | 332 | 41 | - |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | 45 | 31 | - | - |
| Total | 975 | 386 | 41 | - |
2. Cases in which defects, were found
| 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 | 7 | 4 | - | 2 | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3). | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 5 | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | - | - | - | - | - |
| (a) Insufficient | 11 | 6 | - | 7 | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 37 | 32 | - | 32 | - |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to out-work) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total* | 60 | 44 | - | 43 | - |
| *See also Contraventions-under the.Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963. | |||||
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