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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15
This total includes three applications from owners, two
of which were issued as the work specified had been completed
satisfactorily.
SUMMONSES—YEAR 1945.
The following table shows the number of proceedings
instituted during the year:—
Public Health (London) Act, 1936 19
Eats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919 1
Food and Drugs Act, 1938 8
Housing Act, 1936, and L.C.C. Byelaws 4
1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES.
Premises
Number of
Written
Notices.
Inspections.
Occupiers
Prosecuted.
Factories (with Mechanical Power)
154
12
—
Factories (without Mechanical Power)
29
1
—
Total
183
13
—
2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, ETC.
Particulars
Number of Defects
Number
of
Prosecutions
Found
Remedied
Referred
to H.M.
Inspector
Want of Cleanliness
3
6
—
—
Unreasonable Temperatures
—
—
—
—
Inadequate Ventilation
—
—
—
—
Overcrowding
—
—
—
—
Ineffective Drainage of Floors
—
—
—
—
Sanitary
Conveniences
insufficient
—
—
—
—
unsuitable or defective
not separate for sexes
5
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
Offences—Factories Act—
Illegal occupation of underground
bakehouse
—
—
—
—
Other Offences
(excluding offences relating to
out-work which are included in
Part 3 of this report)
1
1
—
—
Total
9
10
—
—