London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Feltham 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]
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Part VIII of the Act
Outwork (Sections 110 and 111).
No notifications were received of outworkers employed by local manufacturers but there were 66 persons doing outwork for employers outside the area. 101 visits were made to outworkers' homes.
| Number of premises inspected on complaint | 797 |
| Number of inspections made:— | |
| Housing Insp. (Housing Regulations) | 65 |
| Housing re-inspections | 931 |
| Other re-inspections | 2,162 |
| Infectious Diseases and Food Poisoning | 178 |
| Council Houses | 51 |
| Moveable Dwellings | 139 |
| Bakehouses | 52 |
| Slaughter-houses (excluding re-Slaughtering) | 5 |
| Knackers Yards | — |
| Dairies and Milk Shops | 32 |
| Pet Animal Shops | 10 |
| Shops (Shop Acts) | 1,274 |
| Hawkers of Foodstuffs | 84 |
| Ice Cream Premises | 91 |
| Food Preparing Premises (excluding Catering | |
| Establishments) | 117 |
| Catering Establishments | 683 |
| Butchers' Shops | 215 |
| Fish Shops | 98 |
| Other Food Shops | 771 |
| Power Factories | 550 |
| Non-Power Factories | 27 |
| Other Factories | 4 |
| Outworkers' Premises | 101 |
| Workplaces and Offices | 54 |
| Piggeries | 34 |
| Licensed or Public Premises | 233 |
| Hairdressers and Barbers Establishments | 50 |
| Rodent Control | 2,307 |
| Defence Regulations | 58 |
| Housing Applications | 172 |
| Measurements under Housing Act | 19 |