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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
Wembley 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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(4) by removal to requisitioned premises
(included also in (1) ) 7
(5) by removal of sub-tenants 1
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such
cases 66
(d) Particulars of any cases in which dwellinghouses
have again become overcrowded after
the Local Authority have taken steps for the
abatement of overcrowding Nil
Number of factory premises — 451.
| Premises. | Number of:— | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Occupiers Prosecuted. | ||
| Factories with mech. power | 1,217 | 9 | — | |
| Factories without mech. power | 73 | — | - | |
| Other premises | — | — | — | |
| Total | 1,290 | 9 | — | |
| Includes 204 inspections of bakehouses with mech. power. | ||||
Defects found.
| Particulars. | No. of defects:— | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred 1. to H.M. Inspector. | Prosecution. | |
| Want of cleanliness | — | 1 | — | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | 1 | — |
| Unreasonable temperature | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors.. | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sanitary Convenience:— | ||||
| Insufficient | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 18 | 221 | — | — |
| Not separate for the sexes | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Other offences | 18 | 19 | 1 | - |
| Total | 38 | 45 | 4 | - |
| Includes compliance in 1945 with 1 Notice served in 1944. | ||||
| Includes compliance in 1945 with 12 Notices served in 1944. | ||||