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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
Camden 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camden]
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TABLE 8 FACTORIES ACT 1961
Factory and other inspections carried out by the Council's Public Health Inspectors during 1966.
Number of visits:-
| Factories (with mechanical power) | 2,261 |
| Factories (without mechanical power) | 174 |
| Workplaces | 391 |
| Rag Flock Acts | 8 |
| Smoke observations | 199 |
| Prior approval visits | 6 |
| Smoke Control Area visits | 12 |
| Water sampling | 81 |
| Other visits | 540 |
| 3,672 | |
| Notices served | 84 |
The following particulars are furnished in accordance with Section 153(1) of the 1961 Act,
with respect to matters under Parts I and VIII:-
Factories Act 1961
Inspections for purposes of provision as to health. Year ending 1966.
| Premises | No: on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1,2,3,4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 212 | 116 | 7 | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 2,469 | 2,155 | 78 | 2 |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 372 | 292 | 5 | - |
| Totals | 3,053 | 2,563 | 90 | 2 |
Factories in which defects were found. Year ending 1966.
| Particulars | Found | Remedied | Referred | Number of prosecutions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) | 19 | 17 | - | 3 | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 6 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Sanitary conveniences (S.7) | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 81 | 98 | - | 11 | 1 |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 6 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 19 | 18 | 19 | - | - |
| Totals | 137 | 146 | 20 | 16 | 1 |