[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Leek R.D.C.

  • Leek (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Leek R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    FACTORIES ACTS. 15)37 and 15)48 PART I OF THE ACT 1.—INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (in¬ cluding inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors) Premises Number of Number on Regisl or I nspections Written notices Occupiers Prosecuted (i) Factories in which Sec¬ tions 1. 2. 3. 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities. 21 (ii) Factories not included in tit in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority. 12 tlii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority t (ex¬ cluding out - workers' premises). TOTAL .... 33 20 15 44 2.—CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND (If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they should be reckoned >s two, three or more “cases”) Particulars N . of cases in which defects were found Found Remedied Referred To 11 M | By II M. Inspector I Inspector N umber of cases in which pros'eutions wet e instituted Want of Cleanliness (S.I.) .... 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.. (c) Not separate for sexes..; Other offences against the Act; (not including offences re¬ lating to Outwork). TOTAL T i.e. Electrical Stations [Section 103 (1)], Institutions (Section 104) and sites of Building Operations and Works of En¬ gineering' construction (sections 107 and 108). PART VIH OF THE ACT OUTWORK (Sections 110 and 111) There were nine outworkers notified during the year for the making of wearing apparel.
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