[Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Slough Borough.

  • Slough Borough Council
Date:
1962
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Credit: [Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Slough Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    FACTORIES, WORKPLACES AND SHOPS Factories j Tlie number of factories in the Corporation^ s register the year 1962 was 521. This figure includes large establishii employing several hundred p'ersons and small premises in whi'! or two persons nre employed. Over half of these factories aj situated on the Slough Trading Estate where there is a tend! to demolish older buildings which have served their purpose! to build new blocks of factories on available ground, A programme of expainsion is taking place throughout the estatj including the modernisation and enlargement of some existin factories, in addition to the erection of new buildings. Close liaison exists between the department and H.M. i Inspector of Factories, All but 34 are factories where mechanical power is usf therefore, under the Factories Act, 1937, are the concern cj local authority only in respect of the adequacy, arrangemert maintenance of the sanitary accommodation. For all other pi: they are controlled by H.M. Inspector of Factories, With regard to the ^ ■’non-power” factories, the Cound the enforcing authority under the Factories Act in respect t cleanliness, overcrowding, temperature, ventil^ion and saH accommodation. ' > Requirements in respect of means of escape in case ou!.' are now dealt with by the County Fire Brigade under the Factories Act, 1959. Statistical information required each year by the Mi| ii of Labour and National Service is given in Tables 11 and 1|) 362 inspections of factories were made during 1962 aU where defects under the Factories Act and Sanitary Accommoi|tl Regulations were observed the persons concerned were requiUl to carry out any necessary works to ensure that the requiri^i of the Act or Regulations were fulfilled. ‘ Several of these factories-are food premises within |e meaning of the Food and Drugs Act., 1955 and the Food Hygi^l ' (General) Regulations, 1960, and arc therefore inspected connection with the requirements of that Act and the Regu]|tl< I am pleased to report that a satisfactory standard was fc|^ to be maintained. I
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