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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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camden]
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Particulars of factory and other inspections carried out by this Council's Public Health Inspectors during 1967 are given in the following table:-
Number of visits:-
| Factories (with mechanical power) | 2,043 |
| Factories (without mechanical power) | 178 |
| Workplaces | 369 |
| Rag Flock Acts | 8 |
| Smoke observations | 567 |
| Prior approval visits | 16 |
| Smoke control area visits | 177 |
| Water sampling | 12 |
| Other visits | _ |
| 3,370 | |
| Notices served | 42 |
The following particulars are furnished in accordance with Section 153(l)ofthe 1961 Act,
with respect to matters under Parts I and VIII:-
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupier prosecuted | ||
| (i) Non-power factories, in which sections 1. 2, 3, 4 and 6 are enforced by Local Authorities | 275 | 178 | 2 | – |
| (ii) Power factories in which section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 2,396 | 2,043 | 40 | 1 |
| (ill) Other premises in which section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority excluding outworkers' premises | 434 | 369 | – | – |
| Totals | 3,105 | 2,590 | 42 | 1 |
NOTE: In addition to the premises on the Statutory register, as shown in the above table, there
are 466 classified as workplaces which do not fall within the definition of a factory as
defined by the Act, but in which work involving manual labour is carried on.
| Particulars | Found | Remedied | Referred | Number of prosecutions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (S. 1) | 23 | 23 | |||
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inadequate ventilation (S. 4) | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S. 6) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sanitary conveniences (S. 7) | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | – |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 40 | 43 | – | 12 | 1 |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Other offences against the act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 8 | 1 | 28 | – | – |
| Totals | 78 | 74 | 28 | 13 | 1 |