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Heston and Isleworth 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Report on the administration of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901,
in connection with
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES AND HOMEWORK.
Table V.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
| Premises. (1) | Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (a) | Prosecutions. (4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 12 | 5 | Nil |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 173 | ||
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises included in Table VII. | 13 | ||
| Total | 198 | 5 | Nil. |
Table VI.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Particulars. (i) | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. (5) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4) | ||
| 5 | ||||
| Want of ventilation | 1 | |||
| Overcrowding | ||||
| Want of drainage of floors | i | |||
| Other nuisances | 5 | 3 | ||
| fSanitary accommodation— Insufficient | 1 | 2 | Nil | Nil |
| Unsuitable or defective | 2 | 1 | ||
| Not separate for sexes | 1 | 2 | ||
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97-100) | ||||
| Other offences ("excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Table VII | 2 | 2 | ||
| Total | 17 | 16 | Nil. | Nil. |
Section 22 of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1890, has been adopted by the
district Council, and the standard of sufficiency and suitability of sanitary accommodation
or persons employed in factories and workshops enforced is that required by the
Sanitary Accommodation Order of 4th February, 1903.