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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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The registers show that the following premises accommodated the number of employees as indicated:
| Employees. | Premises. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| Factories— | ||||
| with mechanical power | 842 | 536 | 1,378 | 91 |
| without „ „ | 39 | 23 | 62 | 20 |
| Workplaces— | ||||
| with mechanical power | 16 | 1 | 17 | 17 |
| without „ „ | 13 | 4 | 17 | 17 |
| 910 | 564 | 1,474 | 145 | |
The following tables, set out in the manner prescribed by the
Home Office Form 57:2 (Revised), indicates the inspections made and
action taken under the Factories Act.
1. Inspections for the 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 Lccal Authorities | 20 | 71 | 1 | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 91 | 120 | 7 | - |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority1 (excluding outworkers' premises) | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 111 | 191 | 8 | — |
*Electrical Stations (Section 103 (1)), Institutions (Section 104) and sites of
Building Operations and Works of Engineering Construction (Sections li)7
and 108).
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