London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Table 21
Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948. Part I of the Act. 1. INSPECTIONS, FOR PURPOSES OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspect tions | Written Notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sections I„2 3,4,and Bare to be enforced by Local Authorities | 25 | 20 | - | |
| (ii) Factories not included in(i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 280 | 349 | 4 | - |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | - | - | - | |
| Totals | 305 | 369 | 4 | - |
2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND
| 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 Inspect tor | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (S„l) | - | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| Overcrowding (S„2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S3) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S„4) | 1 | 1 | - | • | |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (So 6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S07) | - | ||||
| (a) Insufficient ... | 1 | - | • | ||
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | • | 1 | - | - | - |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | - | I | - | ||
| Other offences against the Act | |||||
| (not including offences re | |||||
| lating to outwork) | 2 | 5 | - | 1 | - |
| Totals | 4 | 10 | 2 | - | |
Part VIII of the Act, Outwork
| Nature of the Work | Lampshades | Wearine appareL | Electric Fuse Makers | Carding• etc. of Buttons | Cardboard boxes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section 110: Number of outworkers in August list required by Section 110 (1) (c) | 10 | 28 | 96 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 ... | - | - | - | - | - |