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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
Hillingdon 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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Environmental Health
staircase had not been provided with a proper hand-rail. This contravention was also the subject of
a prosecution at the same hearing. Fines of £5 for failing to notify the accident and £25 for failing
to provide the hand-rail were imposed while in the second case a fine of £3 was imposed for failing
to notify the accident; costs were awarded to the Council.
Statistical analysis of the reported accidents are set out in the tables below:—
| Type of Workplace | Numbers Reported | Action Recommended | No Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatal | Non Fatal | Prosecution | Formal. Warning | Informal Warning | ||
| Office | – | 24 | — | – | 24 | – |
| Retail Shops | – | 21 | 2 | – | 19 | – |
| Wholesale Shops, Warehouses | – | 13 | – | 13 | – | |
| Catering Establishments open to the public | – | 7 | — | – | 7 | – |
| Fuel storage depots | – | 2 | — | – | 2 | – |
| Total 1969 | None | 67 | 2 | None | 65 | – |
| Total 1968 | None | 58 | — | 2 | 56 | – |
| Cause | Offices | Retail Shops | Wholesale Shops, Warehouses | Catering Establishments | Fuel Storage Depots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machinery | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | – |
| Transport | – | 3 | 5 | – | – |
| Falls of persons | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | – |
| Struck by falling object | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Stepping on or striking against objects | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Handling of goods | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Use of hand tools | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Not otherwise specified | 4 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Fires and explosions | 1 | – | – | – | – |