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Heston and Isleworth 1925
[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.
INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND
WORKPLACES.
I ncluding I nspections madk by S anitary I nspectors.
| Premises. (1) | Number of | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number on Register. (2) | Inspections. (3) | Written Notices. (4) | Prosecutions. (5) | |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 50 | 119 | ... | Nil. |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 256 | 329 | 2 | |
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises | 40 | 219 | ... | |
| Outworkers | 35 | 34 | ... | |
| Total | 38' | 701 | 2 | Nil. |
DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Particulars. 1 | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. 7 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Jan. 1st. 1925. 2 | Found during 1925. 3 | Remedied during 1925. 4 | Outstanding Dec. 31st, 1925. 5 | Referred to H.M. inspector, 6 | ||
| Nil. | Nil. | |||||
| Want of ventilation | ||||||
| Overcrowding | ||||||
| Want of drainage of floors | ||||||
| Other nuisances | 2 | 3 | 5 | ... | ||
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||||
| Insufficient | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ||
| Unsuitable or defective | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s.101) | ||||||
| Breach of special Sanitaiy requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97-100) | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Other offences:— | ||||||
| Excluding offences relating to outwork | ||||||
| Total | 8 | 8 | 12 | 4 | Nil. | Nil. |
*Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8, of the Factory and Workshop Act,
1901, and remediable under the Public Health Acts.
† Section 22 of the Public Health Acta Amendment Act,1890,has been adopted
District Council, and the standard of sufficiency and suitability of sanitary accommwi ^
for persons employed in factories and workshops enforced is that required by the
Sanitary Accommodation Order of 4th February, 1903.