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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Twickenham 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Table 23.
Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948. Part I of the Act.
1. INSPECTIONS for P urposes of P rovisions as to H ealth:
| Premises | Number on 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 | 40 | 38 | 1 | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 318 | 374 | 10 | - |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | — | — | - | — |
| Total | 358 | 412 | 11 | — |
2. C ases in which DEFECTS were F ound :
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Ineflective drainage of floors (s.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7):— | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 9 | 8 | — | 1 | — |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | - | 3 | — | — | — |
| Total | 17 | 19 | — | 3 | — |
| e of the work | Lampshades | Wearing apparel | Electric Fuse Makers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section 110: Number of outworkers in August list required by Section 110 (1) (c) | 10 | 9 | 59 | |
| Number of cases of default in sending lists to Council | — | — | — | |
| Number of prosecutions for failure to supply lists | — | - | — | |
| Section 111: | ||||
| Number of instances of work in unwholesome premises | — | — | — | |
| Notices served | — | — | — | |
| Prosecutions | - | — | — | |