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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Redbridge]
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APPENDIX 23
FACTORIES ACT 1961 PART 1 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 | 134 | 106 | 1 | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by Local Authorities | 697 | 583 | 31 | - |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises | 51 | 79 | 1 | - |
| T otal | 882 | 768 | 33 | - |
1 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").
| Particulars (1) | Number o( cases in which delects were found | Number of cases 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) | — | — | _ | _ | |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | — | — | — | |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) — | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 32 | 22 | — | 6 | — |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Out-work) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 34 | 24 | - | 7 | - |