London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Tottenham 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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FACTORIES AND SHOPS
There is a wide range of products from the many factories which are
scattered throughout the Borough with a greater concentration on the east side
of the High Road in the vicinity of the River Lea. The industrial processes
are largely of a light nature such as furniture manufacture and light
engineering. The 724 factories on the register vary in size from those
employing only two to three people to the larger ones with 2,000 to 3,000
employees. Regular systematic inspections are carried out by the public
health inspectors to ensure compliance with those parts of the Factories Acts
which are enforceable by the local authority.
FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 and 1948
Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors)
| Premises | Number on Register | NUMBER OF | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupier Prosecuted | ||
| (i) Factories in which sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by local authority. | 58 | 16 | - | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which section 7 is enforced by local authority. | 666 | 275 | 15 | - |
| (ili) Other premises in which section 7 is enforced by local authority (excluding Outworkers premises). | - | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 724 | 291 | 15 | - |