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 Hammersmith Borough]
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146
SHOPS ACT, 1934.
During the year 767 shops were inspected. The
following notices were served for :—
1. Sanitary Accommodation 27
2. Ventilation 5
3. Temperature 36
4. Sanitary Accommodation and Ventilation 5
5. ,, „ ,, Temperature 5
6. Ventilation and Temperature 3
7. Sanitary Accommodation, Ventilation and Temperature 2
Total 83
In sixty-five cases the Council granted a certificate of
exemption where satisfactory arrangements had been made
for the shop assistants to use conveniences in the same
building or elsewhere in the immediate vicinity.
Public Mortuary.—Four hundred and sixty-six bodies
were admitted to the Mortuary in Fulham Palace Road
during the year.
H a m in er smith—
Admitted by order of Coroner 189
Admitted by order of Police 5
Admitted on application of undertakers for
accommodation 31
225
Bodies admitted from other Boroughs : —
Fulham 100
Chelsea 141
241
No. of P.-M. examinations conducted -
Hammersmith cases 172
Fulham cases 82
Chelsea cases 108
Total P.M.'s 362