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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
Orpington 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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2. Cases in which defects were found.
| Number of cases in which defects were Referred | Number of cases in which prosecutions were Instituted | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | to H.M. Inspector | By H.m.Inspector | ||
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7): | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | — |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not in eluding offences relating to Outwork | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 7 | 6 | - | 7 | - |
Outworkers.
Twenty-six lists of Outworkers were received during the year,
and the following are details of the trades involved, together with
the number of persons employed.
Trade. No. of outworkers employed.
Clothing 96
Leather Goods 1
Surgical Appliances 2
Cardboard Boxes and Carton Making 4
103
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act, 1951.
This Act is designed to require fireguards to be fitted to gas
fires, electric fires and oil heaters of types so designed that they
are suitable for domestic use and so constructed that, without a
guard, there is likelihood of injury by burning or of ignition of
clothing by reason of contact with or proximity to the heating
element or flame.
The standards of construction and fitting of guards and the
tests to be employed in ascertaining whether guards comply with
prescribed standards are controlled by regulations.
No contraventions were found during the year.
Pet Animals Act, 1951.
Licences in respect of seven premises were granted or renewed
during 1956, and 34 visits were made by the Public Health
Inspectors.
No nuisances or defects were found.
The pets sold from these shops consist mainly of birds, fish
and tortoises.