Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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TABLE X
FACTORIES ACT, 1937 and 1948
PART I OF THE ACT
1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health made by Public Health Inspectors.
Premisea | Number 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 | 33 | 23 | - | - |
(ii) Factories not included in (1) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 399 | 438 | 11 | - |
(iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers premises) | 8 | 207 | 2 | - |
TOTAL | 440 | 668 | 13 | - |
2. Cases in which Defects were found -
Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
Want of Cleanliness | - | - | - | _ | - |
Overcrowding (S,2) | - | - | - | - | - |
Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | - | - | - | - | - |
Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | - | - | - | - | - |
Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | _ |
Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | |||||
(a) insufficient | - | - | - | - | - |
(b) unsuitable or defective | 13 | 13 | - | - | - |
(c) not separate for sexes | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
TOTAL | 14 | 16 | 1 | - | - |