[Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, County of Zetland (Shetland Islands).

  • Shetland (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1947
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Credit: [Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, County of Zetland (Shetland Islands). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    i 573 (Revised). (Scotland) FACTORIES ACT, 1937 This Table is enclosed by request of the Minister of Labour and National Service to indicate to Medical Officers of Health described particulars which are required by Section 128 (3) to be furnished in their annual reports with respect to ers under Part I and Part VIII of the Act. It is not intended to supersede the fuller statement which is desirable in the of the report. Further copies can be supplied on application to the Director of Statistics, Ministry of Labour and National Service, [quarters. Orphanage Road, Watford, Herts. mal Report of the Medical Officer of Health in Respect of the Year 1947 the* COUNTY of ZETLAND. Prescribed particulars on the administration of the Factories Act, 1937. PART I OF THE ACT INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors) M/c line No. (2) Number on Register (3) Number of Wc line No. (7) Premises (1) Inspections (4) Written notices (5) Occupiers prosecuted (6) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities... 1 117 90 14 1 Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority 2 - - - 2 Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | (ex- cluding out-workers’ premises) 3 - - - - 3 TOTAL 117 90 14 — :ases 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 cr more cases”) M/c line No. (2) Number of cases in which defects were found Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted (7) M/c line No. (8) Particulars (1) Found (3) Remedied (4) Refe To H.M. Inspector (6) rred By H.M. Inspector (6) it of cleanliness (S.l) 4 11 11 _ 4 rcrowding (S.2) 5 _ 5 ;asonable temperature (S.3) 6 ” - - - 6 lequate ventilation (S.4) ... 7 ** - - — 7 piective drainage of floors (S.6) 8 1 1 8 (tary Conveniences (S.7) !a) insufficient 9 - 1 1 . 9 b) Unsuitable or defective 10 13 8 2 10 c) Not separate for sexes 11 - - _ 11 ipr offences against the Act (not including fences relating to Outwork) 12 1 1 •• 2 12 TOTAL 60 26 22 - 5 60 ‘ i.e. County or Burgh, i.e. Electrical Stations [Section 103(1)], Institutions. (Section 104) and sites of Building Operations and Works of Engineering Construction (Sections 107 and 108). j274001(N7) 3/47 *M39824/6337 9/47 XOM W&S 703