[Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Prestwich Borough.

  • Prestwich (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1968
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Credit: [Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Prestwich Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    APPENDIX FACTORIES ACT 1961 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH IN RESPECT OF THE YEAR 1968 FOR THE BOROUGH OF PRESTWICH IN THE COUNTY OF LANCASTER Prescribed Particulars on the Administration of the Factories Act 1961 PART I OF THE ACT 1. INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspec¬ tions made by Public Health Inspectors) Number of Premises (D No. on register (2) Inspec¬ tions (3) Written notices (4) Occupiers prosecuted (5) 1. Factories in which ss.1,2,3>4?6 are to be enforced by local authorities 2 2 2. Factories not included in (l) in which s.7 is enforced by the local authority 55 27 6 3. Other premises in which s.7 is enforced by local authority (excluding outworkers* premises) r\ 2 Total 57 20_ 6 - 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 where defects found ~—------ No.of cases Referred where prose- Particulars Found Remedied To H.M. [By H.M. cutions Inspector Inspector instituted (1) (2) (3) (4) [ (5) (6) Want of cleanliness si Overcrowding s2 Unreasonable temp- erature s3 — — — Inadequate ventila¬ tion s4 Ineffective drainage ' ] - - of floors s6 — - — Sanitary convencs.sl (a) insufficient (b) unsuitable or 1 — defective 4 J — (c)not separate for sexes 1 — — — — Other offences against the Act(not including offences relating to Outwork) - - — — Total 6 — “ OUTWORK. Ss.110 and 111. No factories in Prestwich employ outworkers. -30-