[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough.

  • Tynemouth (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1960
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Credit: [Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following defects were dealt with on receipt of notices from H.M. Inspector of Factories, and remedied in the course of inspections. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND. Number of cases in which defects were found. Number of ] cases in which prosecu¬ tions were instituted Particulars. Found Remedied Refe To H.M. Inspector rred By H.M. Inspector Want of cleanliness (S.l) 7 7 — — - Overcrowding (S.2) Unreasonable tempera- — — — ~ ■ ture (S.3) Inadequate ventilation 1 ~ (S.4) . Ineffective drainage of 1 ~ floors (S.6) Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) (a) insufficient (b) Unsuitable or 1 1 1 defective (r) Not separate for 4 4 sexes ... Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to 2 1 1 1 Outwork) — — — — ~~ TOTALS . 14 13 — — - ! There was a total of 285 factories on the Register at the end of the year, 247 with mechanical, and 32 without mechanical power. OUTWORKERS. No notices under Section 110 of the Factories Act, 1937 to 1959 were received during the year. MEANS OF ESCAPE IN CASE OF FIRE, Under the provisions of Section 34(1) factories of certain categories are required to be certified by the Council as having adequate means of escape in case of fire. Twenty-three certificates were approved during the year. BAKEHOUSES. There were 31 premises on the Register at the end of the year, all of which were inspected regularly. One Notice was served during the year, and duly complied with. MOVEABLE DWELLINGS (P.H. Act, 1936, Sec. 269). During the year 33 visits were made to the two sites in the Borough housing 3 Caravans. All are on a yearly Licence.