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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
Hayes 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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2. — Defects found in Factories, Workshops, and Workplaces.
| particulars. | number of defects. | number of offences in respect to which prosecutions were instituted. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| found. | remedied | referred to h.m. inspector. | |||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts: | |||||
| Want of cleanliness | 3 | 3 | |||
| Want of ventilation | |||||
| Overcrowding | |||||
| Want of drainage of floors | |||||
| Other nuisances | |||||
| Sanitary accommodation | Insufficient. | 1 | 1 | ||
| Unsuitable or defective. | |||||
| Not separate for sexes. | |||||
| Total | 4 | 4 | |||
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
Legal proceedings were taken in respect of the following cases.
| No. | Nature of Offence. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Failing to comply with a notice served under Section 94 of the Public Health Act, 1875, to abate a nuisance arising from overcrowding | Order made to abate nuisance within 14 days. |
| 2 | Selling to the prejudice of the purchaser an article of food not of the nature, substance, and quality of the article demanded, i.e., milk to which 7% of water had been added | Conviction recorded and defendant ordered to pay £4 4s. costs. |
| 3 | Selling to the prejudice of the purchaser an article of food not of the nature, substance, and quality of the article demanded, i.e., separated milk to which had been added 14.2 grains of boracic acid per gallon | Conviction recorded and defendant ordered to pay £4 4s. costs. |