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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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FACTORIES ACT, 1937
| Inspections: | TABLE XVI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
| Inspections made | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sees. 1,2,3,4 & 6 are to be enforced by-Local Authorities | 144 | 10 | 1 | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by L.,A. | 303 | 61 | 2 | - |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by L.A.(excluding outworkers premises) | 20 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 467 | 71 | 3 | - |
TABLE XVII
Cases in which Defects were found:
| Particulars | Number of Cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to HMI by HMI | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (Sec.1) | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - | |
| Sanitary Conveniences (Sec.7):-(a) Insufficient | - | - | - | - | - | |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
| TOTALS | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - | |
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