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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
Heston and Isleworth 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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TABLE IX
FACTORIES ACT, 1937 to 1959
PART I OF THE ACT
| Premies | 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 | 38 | 29 | - | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (1) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 389 | 381 | 8 | - |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 10 | - | ||
| TOTAL | 437 | 9 | -- | |
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 EM Inspector | By H.M Inspector | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S. 2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S. 3) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S. 4) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (St. 7) | |||||
| (a) insufficient | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 9 | 12 | « | - | - |
| (c) not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | - |