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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
Hounslow 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]
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Table F Staff
| Number of inspectors appointed under section 52(1) or (5) of the act | 20 |
| Number of other staff employed for most of their time on work in connection with the act | 1 |
Notes
(a) Table D
The exemption mentioned in part IV relates only to the provision of hot water to an existing
wash basin and is limited for a further period of one year.
Table 26 Factories Act 1961 part 1 of the act
Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health made by public health inspectors
| Premises | Number on register | Inspections | Number of written notices | Occupiers prosecuted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Factories in which sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by local authorities | 40 | 71 | - | - | |||
| b. Factories not included in (a) in which section 7 is enforced by the local authority | 869 | 1451 | 63 | - | |||
| c. Other premises in which section 7 is enforced by the local authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 29 | 17 | - | - | |||
| Total | 938 | 1539 | 63 | - | |||
| Cases in which defects were found | |||||||
| Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | ||||||
| Found | Remedied | Referred To HM Inspector | By HM Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (S1) | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Overcrowding (S2) | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Unreasonable temperature (S3) | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Inadequate ventilation (S4) | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S6) | - | - | - | - | |||
| Sanitary conveniences (S7) | |||||||
| a. insufficient | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| b. unsuitable or defective | 62 | 39 | - | 9 | - | ||
| c. not separated for sexes | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| Other offences against the act (not including offences relating to outwork) | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Total | 63 | 40 | - | 9 | - | ||