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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 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]

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Table: Table 20Factories Acts, 1937 to 1959, Part I of the Act.1. INSPECTIONS,FOR PURPOSES OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH

Table 20

Factories Acts, 1937 to 1959, Part I of the Act.1. INSPECTIONS,FOR PURPOSES OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH

PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers prosecuted
(i) Factories .in which Sections 1, 2,3,4, and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities227--
(ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority280859-
(iii)Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out workers' premises)----
Totals302929-

Table: 2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND

2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND

ParticularsNumber of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
FoundRemediedReferred
To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
Want of cleanliness (S. 1)11---
Overcrowding (S.2)-----
Unreasonable temperature (S.3)-----
Inadequate ventilation (S. 4)22---
Ineffective drainage of floors (S. 6)-----
Sanitary Conveniences (S.7)-----
(a) Insufficient1----
(b) Unsuitable or defective128---
(c) Not separate for sexes-----
Other,offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork)56
Totals2117---

Table: Part VIII of the Act, Outwork

Part VIII of the Act, Outwork

Nature of WorkLampshadesWearing apparelElectric Fuse Makers
Section 110
Number of outworkers in August list required by section 110 (1) (C)194743
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---