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Hillingdon 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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Environmental Health
The numbers of persons employed on particular types of outwork are set out below:—
| Trades | Number of Out-workers |
|---|---|
| Artist Requisites | 1 |
| Box Making | 1 |
| Christmas Crackers | 84 |
| Wearing Apparel | 36 |
| Total | 122 |
OFFICES, SHOPS AND RAILWAY PREMISES ACT, 1963
There are 2,785 premises registered under the above mentioned Act and 1,635 general
inspections were made of these premises.
The table below sets out the number of premises registered, the number of persons employed in such premises, the number of general inspections and re-inspections made.
| Type of Premises | Registered | Persons Employed | General Inspections | Re- inspections |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offices | 745 | 17,713 | 291 | 520 |
| Retail Shops | 1,746 | 7,466 | 1,142 | 1,436 |
| Wholesale Shops and Warehouses | 65 | 1,774 | 39 | 134 |
| Catering Establishments open to the public | 220 | 2,327 | 162 | 96 |
| Fuel Storage Depots | 9 | 71 | 1 | 10 |
| Total | 2,785 | 29,351 | 1,635 | 2,196 |
CONTRAVENTIONS AND OFFENCES
A total of 1,526 contraventions of the Act were noted during 1969 and 1,126 were remedied
during the same period.
It was necessary to take legal action in two cases arising out of accidents and details of the cases
are given under that heading.
EXEMPTIONS
No applications for exemptions were received during the year.
ACCIDENTS
Any accident incapacitating a person for work for more than three days is notifiable and all
notified accidents were investigated. There have again been more notified accidents than in the previous
year. And following the pattern for previous years the biggest single cause is falls.
During the course of the general inspections undertaken the department became aware of two
cases in which accidents had occurred and had not been notified. In both cases successful prosecutions
were taken for these failures. In one of the cases the accident involved a fall on a staircase and the