[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Uxbridge UDC 1948].

  • Uxbridge (London, England). Urban District Council.
Date:
[1949]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Uxbridge UDC 1948]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    FACTORIES. The following tables show the number of inspections made, defects found, and the result of action taken. 1. Inspection of Factories. Number on Register (2) Number of Premises (1) Inspec¬ tions (3) Written notices (4) Occupier prosecuted (5) (i) Factories in which sec¬ tions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authority 25 16 4 (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which section 7 is enforced by Local Au¬ thority 122 108 , 9 (iii) Other premises in which section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers premises) 4 4 Total 151 128 13 —• 2. Defects Found in Factories. Number of cases in which defects were found No. of cases in which prosecutions were instituted (6) Particulars Found (2) Reme¬ died (3) Referred (1) To H.M. Insp. (4) By H.M. Insp. (5) Want of cleanliness (S.l)... _ _ - - -- Overcrowding (S.2) — — — — — Unreasonable Tempera¬ ture (S.3) Inadequate ventilation (S.4) . 1 1 Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) . (a) Insufficient (b) Unsuitable or defect- tive 15 13 (c) Not separate for sexes 1 1 — — — Other offences against the Act (not including of¬ fences relating to home work) 12 Total ... 17 15 12 — —