HM Factory Inspectorate: Occupational Hygiene Laboratories

LAB 62

1923-1977

Records and reports of research conducted in government laboratories into counts of dust particles in the atmosphere and the diseases affecting workers exposed to high dust counts. Most of the papers are the work of Mr K L Goodall.

Each piece number in this series also has a document number assigned to it by Mr Goodall. The document numbers are referred to in the text of some reports and papers, so a cross-reference of piece numbers and document numbers is provided here to help the reader when referring from one document to another.

• Piece number 1: Document number 2
• Piece number 2: Document number 2
• Piece number 3: Document number 1
• Piece number 4: Document number 3
• Piece number 5: Document number 4
• Piece number 6: Document number 5
• Piece number 7: Document number 6
• Piece number 8: Document number 7
• Piece number 9: Document number 8
• Piece number 10: Document number 9
• Piece number 11: Document number 10
• Piece number 12: Document number 11
• Piece number 13: Document number 12
• Piece number 14: Document number 13
• Piece number 15: Document number 14
• Piece number 16: Document number 15
• Piece number 17: Document number 16
• Piece number 18: Document number 17
• Piece number 19: Document number 18
• Piece number 20: Document number 19
• Piece number 21: Document number 20
• Piece number 22: Document number 21
• Piece number 23: Document number 22
• Piece number 24: Document number 23
• Piece number 25: Document number 24
• Piece number 26: Document number 25
• Piece number 27: Document number 26
• Piece number 28: Document number 27
• Piece number 29: Document number 28
• Piece number 30: Document number 29
• Piece number 31: Document number 30
• Piece number 32: Document number 31
• Piece number 33: Document number 32
• Piece number 34: Document number 33
• Piece number 35: Document number 34
• Piece number 36: Document number 35
• Piece number 37: Document number 36
• Piece number 38: Document number 37
• Piece number 39: Document number 38
• Piece number 40: Document number 39

Few of the early records of the laboratories have survived.

Public Record(s)

English

• Department of Employment and Productivity, Safety, Health and Welfare Division, HM Factory Inspectorate, 1968-1970
• Department of Employment, Directorate of Occupational Safety and Health: Factory Inspectorate Division, 1974-1975
• Department of Employment, Manpower Safety and Health Services, Factory Inspectorate Division, 1973-1974
• Department of Employment, Safety, Health and Welfare Division, HM Factory Inspectorate, 1970-1972
• Home Office, Factory Inspectorate, 1833-1940
• Ministry of Labour and National Service, Factory and Welfare Department, 1942-1946
• Ministry of Labour and National Service, Factory Inspectorate, 1940-1941
• Ministry of Labour and National Service, Safety, Health and Welfare Department, Factory Department, 1946-1957
• Ministry of Labour and National Service, Safety, Health and Welfare Department, HM Factory Inspectorate, 1957-1959
• Ministry of Labour, Safety, Health and Welfare Department, HM Factory Inspectorate, 1959-1968

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Labour

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In 1934, Mr K L Goodall, a factory inspector qualified in physics, began making counts of dust particles present in samples of the atmosphere collected in potteries in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. From 1939 onwards, Mr Goodall had laboratory facilities in London. The Chemical Branch, formed during the war, had similar facilities. In 1965 after two intervening moves both laboratories moved to Baynards House, 1 Chepstow Place, London W2, and in 1973 to specially equipped premises at Cricklewood, London.

In June 1940 administrative responsibility for the laboratories was transferred from the Home Office to the Ministry of Labour and National Service.

On 1 January 1975, the functions of the Factory Inspectorate were integrated into the Health and Safety Executive.