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Feltham 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]

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APPENDIX B

Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1938, for the Urban District of Feltham, in the County of Middlesex, on the administration of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, and the Factories Act, 1937 (which superseded the Act of 1901 on 1st July, 1938).

PremisesInspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers prosecuted
Factories with mechanical power472Nil
Factories without mechanical power181Nil
Other premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers premises)271Nil
Total924Nil
2. Defects found.
ParticularsDefects foundDefects remediedreferred to H.M. InspectorNo. of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted
Want of cleanliness22NilNil
OvercrowdingNilNilNilNil
Unreasonable temperatureNilNilNilNil
Inadequate ventilation11NilNil
Ineffective drainage of floors11NilNil
Sanitary Conveniences:—
InsufficientNilNilNilNil
Unsuitable or defective11NilNil
Not separate for sexesNilNilNilNil
Other Offences (Not including offences relating to Home Work or offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers Order, 1921, and reenacted in the Third Schedule to the Factories Act, 1937)Nil rNilNilNil
Total55NilNil