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 Twickenham]
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Table 21
Factories Acts, 1937 to 1959, Part I of the Act. 1. INSPECTIONS, FOR PURPOSES OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH
Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
lnspections | Written Notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
(i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2,3,4, and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 22 | 6 | - | - |
(ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 290 | <22 | 7 | - |
(iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | - | - | - | |
Totals | 312 | 128 | 7 | - |
Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were institut | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
To Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
want of cleanliness (a. l) | - | 1 | - | - | |
Overcrowding (S, 2) | - | - | - | - | - |
Unreasonable temperature (S. 3) | 1 | - | • | - | - |
Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | - | - | - | - | - |
Ineffective drainage of floors (S. 6) | - | - | - | - | - |
Sanitary Conveniences (S,7) | |||||
(a) Insufficient | - | - | - | - | - |
(b) Unsuitable or defective | 5 | 2 | • | - | - |
(c) Not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - | - |
Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 5 | 1 | - | - | - |
Totals | 11 | 4 | - | - | - |
Part VIII of the Act, Outwork
Nature of the Work | Lamp shades | Wearing apparel | Electric Fuse Makers | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Section 110! Number of outworkers in August list required by Section 110 | ||||
(1) (c) | 13 | 22 | 62 | |
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 | - | - |