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Coulsdon and Purley 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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3. OUTWORK. (Sections 110 and 111).
| Nature of Work. | Section 110. | Section 111. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of out-workers in August list required by Sect. 110 (1) (c). | No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council. | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists. | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | ||
| Wearingapparel | Making, etc. | ||||||
| Cleaning and washing | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Furniture and upholstery | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Brass and brass articles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Carding, etc., of buttons, etc. | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cosaques, Christmas crackers, Christmas stockings, etc. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Totals | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | |
SANITARY INSPECTIONS, ETC.
The following is a summary of the complaints received, visits made,
notices served and defects remedied during the year 1949.
There was a small decrease in the total number of complaints received,
with a marked decrease in those relating to disrepair and insanitary
conditions.
An unusual cause of complaint was the nuisance and discomfort
arising from wasps' nests in the near vicinity of houses, and, no doubt due
to the exceptionally warm summer, no less than 106 of these complaints
were received. The vast majority of them were dealt with satisfactorily
by the Department.
The total number of visits made by the Sanitary Inspectors compared
favourably with the previous year, and those premises in which food is
prepared and stored for sale continued to receive special attention.
The Chief Sanitary Inspector has now a good, well-balanced team of
assistants, and it is a pleasure to report their satisfactory work and to note
their further successes without resort to legal action.
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