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Dagenham 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]

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Schools.
The majority of schools in the district being of recent construction
are satisfactory as regards sanitary condition and
water supply, but owing to the large numbers of applicants
for admission their accommodation is being strained1 to the
utmost.
Head Teachers furnish the names and addresses of all
children absent from school suffering from, or as contacts of
cases of, infectious diseases, including the non-notifiable diseases.
On the occurrence of a case of a notifiable disease in a house,
the Head Teacher of the school attended by the patient, or by
his house contacts, is informed and advised as to the period of
exclusion.
On the Administration of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901.
In this district there are 15 factories, 15 workshops and
15 workplaces.

1. Inspection.

PREMISES.Number of
Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
Factories18
Workshops151
Workplaces325
Total3581

2. Defects.
Nuisances under Public Health Acts:
Found. Remedied.
"Other nuisances " 3 3
Total 3 3
3. Outwork in Unwholesome Premises. Section 108.
There was no outwork conducted in unwholesome premises.