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Heston and Isleworth 1924
[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 AND WORKPLACES.
Table V.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
Including Inspections siadk by Sanitary Inspectors.
| Premises. (1) | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Prosecutions. (4) | |
| factories (including Factory Laundries) | |||
| Workshops (including Work-hop Laundries) | 103 | 3 | Nil |
| Workplaces (other thap Outworkers p.emises included in Table VII. | 47 | ... | |
| Total | 179 | 3 | Nil. |
Table VI.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Particulars. 1 | Number of Defects. | Number of Trose-c. l)c i e. 7 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out-standing Jan. 1st. 1924. 2 | bound during 1924. 3 | Remedied during 1121. 4 | Outstanding Dec 31st, 1924. 5 | Referred to H M. inspector. 6 | ||
| Want of ventilation | 1 | |||||
| Overcrowding | ||||||
| Want of drainage of floors | ||||||
| Other nuisances | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ||
| Sanitary accommodation— Insufficient Unsuitable or defective | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | NIL | |
| Not separate for sexes | I | 1 | l | 1 | ||
| Utner offences :— | ||||||
| Excluding offences relating to outwork and offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Total | 3 | 12 | 7 | 8 | Nil. | Nil. |