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Heston and Isleworth 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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COPY OF ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR
THE YEAR 1938.
On the administration of the Factory and Workshops Act, 1901 and the Factories Act, 1937
(which superseded the Act of 1901 on 1st July, 1938).
1. INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health. Including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
| Premises. (1) | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Occupiers Prosecuted. (4) | |
| FACTORIES with mechanical power | 454 | 19 | — |
| FACTORIES without mechanical power | 346 | 6 | — |
| *OTHER PREMISES under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including out-workers' premises) | 2 | — | — |
| *Electrical Stations should be reckoned as factories | |||
| Total | 802 | 25 | Nil. |
| Particulars. | No. of Defects. | Number of defects in respect of which prosecutions were instituted. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5). |
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) | 6 | 5 | — | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6.) | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7)— Insufficient | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 46 | 38 | — | — |
| Not separate for sexes | 2 | — | — | — |
| Other Offences— (Not including offences relating to Home Work or offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule of the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921, and re-inacted in the Third Schedule of the Factories Act, 1937) | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 59 | 48 | Nil. | Nil. |
OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES.
(Section 108 of Act of 1901; Section 111 of Act of 1937).
Number of instances Nil.
58