Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]
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Factories Act, 1961—Part I
(1) Inspection for Purposes of Provisions as to Health.
Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Inspections | Written notices | Prosecutions | ||
Factories without mechanical power | 29 | 12 | - | - |
Factories with mechanical power | 901 | 185 | 25 | - |
Other premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers' premises) | 45 | 49 | 1 | - |
Totals | 975 | 246 | 26 | - |
(2) Defects found.
Particulars | Number of Defects | Prosecutions. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | Referred by H.M. Inspector | ||
Want of cleanliness(S.1) | 10 | 2 | - | - | - |
Overcrowding (S.2) | - | - | -_ | -_ | -_ |
Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | - | - | - | - | - |
Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 3 | - | - | - | - |
Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
Sanitary Conveniences (S.7):— | |||||
Insufficient | 4 | 2 | - | - | - |
Unsuitable or defective | 32 | 11 | - | 3 | - |
Not separate for sexes | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork) | 11 | 7 | - | - | - |
Totals | 61 | 22 | - | 3 | - |
Factories Act, 1961—Part VIII
Outwork—Sections 133 and 134.
Nature of work | Section 133 | Section 134 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of outworkers in August list required by Sec. 133(l)(c) | No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council | No. of prosecutions for failing to supply lists | No of instances of work in unwholesome premises | Notices served | Prosecutions | |
Wearing apparel- making | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
Cardboard box- making | 72 | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 97 | - | - | - | - | - |