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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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Factory and other inspections carried out by the Council's Public Health Inspectors during
1968.
Number of visits:-
| Factories (with mechanical power; | 1,485 |
| Factories (without mechanical power) | 63 |
| Workplaces | 177 |
| Rag Flock Acts | 1 |
| Smoke observations | 378 |
| Prior approval visits | 8 |
| Smoke Control Area Visits | 153 |
| Water sampling | 89 |
| Other visits | – |
| 2,354 | |
| Notices served | 40 |
The following particulars are furnished in accordance with Section 153(1) of the 1961 Act,
with respect to matters under Parts I and VIII:-
Inspections for purposes of provision as to health. Year 1968.
| 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 Authories | 214 | 63 | 5 | – |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 2.583 | 1.489 | 34 | 3 |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 12 | 37 | – | – |
| Totals | 2.809 | 1.589 | 39 | 3 |
Factories in which defects were found. Year 1968.
| Particulars | Found | Remedied | Referred | Number of prosecutions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (S 1) | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S. 2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S. 3) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S. 4) | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S. 6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary conveniences (S. 7) | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 2 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 39 | 49 | 1 | 16 | 3 |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 3 | 2 | - | 3 | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | - | - | 14 | _ | |
| Totals | 47 | 55 | 15 | 22 | 3 |