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inspection and supervision of
food and food premises.
Systematic inspection of the food supplies in the Borough was
made during the year, The riverside wharves received regular visits
and large quantities of food were examined. Cold Storago Depots were
also visited and considerable quantities of meat and bacon were inspected
both during landing at the rivor3ido and at routine examinations.
Promises where food is prepared or deposited for the purpose
of sale wore visited during the year, including food factories, eating
houses and dairies. Directions to remedy defects were given in several
cases.
Arrangements were made for the use of a number of parcels of
food, found unsuitable for retail trade, in canteens and for
nonufac turing purposes.
Food found to be unfit for human consumption amounted to 60
tons, 3 cwts and 46 lbs. This was disposed of for the most suitable use.
The Department continued to work in full co-operation with the
Ministry of Food Salvage Department, and with the Southwark Food
Control Committee.
MORTUARY AND CORONER'S COURT .
The following is a statement of the work of the Mortuary and
Coroner's Court during the year 1945:-
Post-mortems conducted without inquest. 571
Post-mortem conducted with inquest. 309
Inquest hold - Post-mortem conducted elsewhere. 80
Bodies accommodated for convenience. 1
961
COMMON LODGING HOUSES .
There are six Common Lodging Houses in the Borough, four
being women's and two men's. The women's Houses provide for 252 beds
and the men's 776, Three of the Houses which were badly damaged by
enemy action, were still not weatherproof at the end of 1945,
although repairs had been effected.
the standard of cleanliness was generally improved during the
year, and although it was necessary to serve several Notices under the
Public Health Act, the defects were remedied promptly.
Forty-five inspections were made during the year.
FACTORIES ACT, 1937.
Regular routine visits were paid to all factories in the
Borough and more frequent interim visits where necessary. Many minor
defects were remedied after verbal notice was given, but where more
serious defects were found Notices were served and Licences issued.
The general standard was good, and in most cases the defects
were duo to War damage and the difficulty of obtaining labour and
materials for repair and maintenance. There were many instances of
friendly co-operation between the Council's Officers and H.M. Inspector
of Factories,
With few exceptions, female labour was employed at all the
factories, and 391 vists were made by the Council's Women Health
Officer, who served some 20 Notices in respect of nuisances.
This Officer also paid 1.43 visits to the homes of outworkers in the
Borough. Other visits to factories made by the District Sanitary
Inspectors numbered 69. and 278 visits wero made to the homes of
outworkers.
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