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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
Carshalton 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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The Register of Factories and Workplaces has been brought up to date in consultation with H.M. Inspector of Factories. The following is a summary of the Registers:—
| Employees. | Premises. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| Factories— | ||||
| with mechanical power | 714 | 486 | 1,200 | 77 |
| without „ „ | 75 | 4 | 79 | 20 |
| Workplaces— | ||||
| with mechanical power | 12 | — | 12 | 12 |
| without „ „ | 23 | 2 | 25 | 23 |
| 824 | 492 | 1,316 | 132 | |
The following tables, set out in the manner prescribed by the
Home Office Form 572 (Revised), indicates the inspections made and
action taken under the Factories Act.
1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by .Sanitary Inspectors).
| Premises. | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Occupiers Prosecuted. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 20 | 62 | — | — |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 77 | 128 | 3 | — |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority* (excluding outworkers' premises) | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 97 | 190 | 3 | — |
* Electrical Stations (Section 103 (1)), Institutions (Section 104) and sites of
Building Operations and Works of Engineering Construction (Sections 107
and 108.)
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