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 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 | - |