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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
Redbridge 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Redbridge]
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APPENDIX 23
FACTORIES ACT 1961
PART I OF THE ACT
1. INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).
| Premises (1) | Number on Register (2) | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections (3) | Written notices (4) | Occupiers prosecuted (5) | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 160 | 36 | - | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by Local Authorities | 703 | 467 | 13 | _ |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | 59 | 88 | 1 | - |
| Total | 921 | 591 | 14 | - |
2. Cases in which DEFECTS were found.
(If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they should be reckoned as two, three or more "cases").
| Psrticulars (1) | Number of esses in which defects were found | Number of - ssei in which prosecutions were instituted (6) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found (2) | Remedied (3) | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector (4) | By H.M. Inspector (5) | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) Overcrowding (S.2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature(S.3) | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | - | - | - | - | - |
| (a) Insufficient | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 12 | 8 | - | 3 | - |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Out-work) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 13 | 11 | - | 3 | - |