[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Leek R.D.C.

  • Leek (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Leek R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    FACTORIES ACTS. 1937 and 1048 PART I OF THE ACT 1—INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (in¬ cluding inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors) Premises (i) Factories in which Sec¬ tions 1. 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities. Number of Number on Register Inspections | Written notices Occupiers Prosecuted 21 (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority. 12 12 iil Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority t (ex¬ cluding out - workers' premises). TOTAL . . . . 33 37 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 as two, three or more “cases”) No. of cases in which defects were found Number of Particulars Refer: ed which pros’eutions wei e instituted Found Remedied To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector 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 . . . . — __ — — — + 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 Vm OF THE ACT OUTWORK (Sections 110 and 111) There were eleven outworkers notified during the /ear for the making of wearing apparel.