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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Erith 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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1. INSPECTIONS for the purposes of provisions as to health including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
| Premises | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | |
| Factories with mechanical power | 91 | 14 | — |
| Factories without mechanical power | 47 | 3 | — |
| Other premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction bat not including outworkers premises) | 17 | — | — |
| Total | 155 | 17 | — |
2. DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars | Number of Defects | Number of defects in respect of which prosecutions were instituted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | R emedied | Referred to H M. Inspector | ||
| Want of Cleanliness | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable Temperature | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate Ventilation | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of Floors | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences: | ||||
| Insufficient | 14 | 14 | — | — |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 9 | 9 | — | — |
| Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Total | 31 | 31 | — | — |
SECTION F.—INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION
OF FOOD,
F (1 ). Milk Supply.
Regular inspections were made at the 3 cowsheds, and 11
dairies within the Borough.