Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Factories Act, 1937
The following tables give details of the work done in connection with the factories
and outworkers in the Borough:—
Inspections
Factory Premises | Number of Register | Number of | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | ||
(i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 18 | 15 | . | . |
(ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 164 | 110 | . | . |
(iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | — | — | — | — |
Totals | 182 | 125 | — | — |
Defects Found
Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Found | Remedied | Referred | Number of cases in which Prosecutions were instituted | ||
To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
Want of cleanliness | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | — |
Unreasonable temperature | — | — | — | — | — |
Inadequate ventilation | — | — | — | — | — |
Ineffective drainage of floors | . | — | — | — | — |
Sanitary Conveniences— | |||||
1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
6 | 5 | — | 2 | — | |
(c) Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | — |
Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | — | — | — | — | — |
Totals | 8 | 7 | — | 3 | — |