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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
Hammersmith 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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| Class of Premises | Number of premises registered during the year | Number of registered premises at end of year | Number of registered premises receiving a general inspection during the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offices | 74 | 623 | 411 |
| Retail Shops | 200 | 1,334 | 736 |
| Wholesale shops, Warehouses | 3 | 41 | 29 |
| Catering establishments open to the public, canteens | 41 | 300 | 75 |
| Fuel storage depots | - | - | - |
| TOTALS: | 318 | 2,298 | 1,251 |
| TOTAL NUMBER OF VISITS OF ALL KINDS BY INSPECTORS TO REGISTERED PREMISES UNDER THE ACT 2,528 | |||
In this Schedule —
"General inspection" means any inspection of premises to which the Act applies which is undertaken for the purpose of ascertaining whether all the relevant provisions of the Act and Instruments
thereunder are complied with as respects those premises; and "Registered premises" means any
premises in respect of which a notice under Section 49 of the Act has been received by a local
authority or by the Greater London Council and the expression "Premises registered" shall be
construed accordingly.
(B) Analysis of Contraventions
| Section | Number of Contraventions Found | Section | Number of Contraventions Found | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Cleanliness | 79 | 13 | Sitting facilities | 7 |
| 5 | Overcrowding | 6 | 14 | Seats (Sedentary Workers) | 2 |
| 6 | Temperature | 14 | 15 | Eating facilities | - |
| 7 | Ventilation | 15 | 16 | Floors, passage & stairs | 115 |
| 8 | Lighting | 13 | 17 | Fencing exposed parts machinery | - |
| 9 | Sanitary conveniences | 195 | 18 | Protection of young persons from dangerous machinery | - |
| 10 | Washing facilities | 181 | 19 | Training of young persons working at dangerous machinery | - |
| 11 | Supply of drinking water | 6 | 23 | Prohibition of heavy work | - |
| 12 | Clothing accommodation | 34 | 24 | First aid General provisions | 135 |
| TOTAL: | 802 | ||||
(C) Exemptions
No. of applications received Nil
No. of applications granted
(i) Space Nil
(ii) Temperature Nil
(iii) San. Conv. Nil
(iv) Running water Nil
(119)