Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Inspections— | Inspections—contd. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Shops | 7 | Outworkers | 374 |
do. (Pharmacy Act) | 1 | Smoke observations | 152 |
Intimation notices served | 38 | ||
Factories | 309 | ||
Workshops | 37 | Summonses issued | - |
Legal Proceedings.
Legal proceedings were taken by the Council during 1947 in respect
of 159 contraventions of various Acts, by-laws, etc., administered by
the Health Department, and for the recovery of expenses incurred by
them in default of owners in two instances. A summary is set out
below.
Summary of Legal Proceedings.
Acts and Regulations under which proceedings taken | Cases | Fines | Costs | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
s. | d. | s. | d. | ||||
Public Health (London) Act, and by-laws made thereunder | 159 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 6 | 6 |
Food and Drugs Act, 1938 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Total | 161 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 11 | 6 |
Common Lodging Houses. There are now only two common lodging houses in Battersea, of which particulars are as under :—
Premises Males— | Lodgers authorised | Inspections | Notices | Prosecutions | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Served | Complied with | ||||
75 Falcon Road Females— | 21 | 26 | — | — | — |
67 Winstanley Road | 50 | 11 | — | — | — |
Total | 71 | 37 | — | — |
Systematic inspection of these houses is carried out by the
Council's Inspectors and, generally speaking, they are found to be in a
sanitary condition, and conducted in accordance with the requirements
of the by-laws.
Applications for the renewal for one year of the existing licences
were granted by the Committee in June.
There are no seamen's lodging houses in the Borough.