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Chelsea 1950
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1950
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DETAILS OF NOTICES SSRVED DURING THE YEAR
UNDER VARIOUS ACTS,
1. FACTORIES ACT, 1937.
Health - General Provisions . 7
2. FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938,
Section 13 - Defects at Food Premises 23
3. HOUSING ACT. 1936.
(a) Section 9 - Repair of Insanitary Houses, 61
(b) Byelaws - As to Lodging Houses for the
Working Classes 23 84
4. PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949„
Section 4 - Execution of structural works, 1
5. PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT„ 1936,
(a) Intimation 396
(Arising out of this item, 170 Nuisance notices
were Issued)
(b) Section 40 - Drainage 4
(c) Section 184 - Food Storage 18
(d) Section 105 - Provision of Dustbins 9 427
6. SHOPS ACT, 1934,
Section 10 - Provisions of suitable sanitary conveniences 1
TOTAL;- 543
Five hundred and twenty-six notices were complied with during the
year, of which four hundred and sixty-six were served under the Public
Health (London) Act, 1936
RENT AND MORTGAGE INTEREST RESTRICTIONS ACTS,
Three Certificates were issued in accordance with the provisions
of the above Acts.