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Coulsdon and Purley 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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PART VIII.
OUTWORK.
(S ections 110 and 111)
| Nature of Work. | Section no. | Section in. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of out-workers in August list required by Sect. 110 (i) (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. | ||
| Wearing apparel | Making, etc. Cleaning and washing | 24 | - | — | - | — | |
| — | - | - | — | — | |||
| Furniture and upholstery | 1 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Carding, etc. of buttons etc | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cosaques, Christmas crackers, Christmas stockings, etc. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
SANITARY INSPECTIONS, ETC.
The following is a summary of the complaints received,
visits made, notices served and defects remedied during the
year 1950.
There was a small increase in the total number of complaints
received, mainly due to more complaints of unsound food and
blocked drainage systems, and a substantial increase in complaints
of infestations by rats and mice.
The total number of visits made by the Sanitary Inspectors
compared very 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 and his colleagues can again
be congratulated on a very full and useful year's work, and
particularly on their success in achieving co-operation without
resort to legal action.
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