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City of London 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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PART I OF THE ACT—continued.
(If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they are reckoned as two, three or more "cases")
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (S.l.) | 618 | 260 | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 31 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | 7 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | |||||
| (a) insufficient | 12 | 1 | — | - | — |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 12 | 31 | — | — | — |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 3 | 4 | — | — | |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 613 | 308 | 17 | 17 | — |
| TOTAL | 1,297 | 612 | 17 | 17 | Nil |
SHOPS ACT, 1934.
145 inspections of shops and warehouses have been carried out. Any defects have been remedied
without recourse to legal proceedings. One Notice was issued.
CATERING LICENCES.
Before issuing licences for the establishment of catering businesses, the Local Food Control
Officer refers cases to your Medical Officer of Health in order that licences may only be issued in respect
of premises which are suitable from a public health point of view.
During 1947, 140 premises were inspected and reports forwarded to the Food Controller.
PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT, 1933.
69 firms were registered under this Act, 67 of which were re-registrations. The few infringements
which were noted were all remedied without difficulty on the request of the Medical Officer of Health.
PHARMACY AND MEDICINES ACT, 1941.
The provisions of the above Act were carried out without recourse to legal proceedings and
without special difficulty.
FERTILIZERS AND FEEDING STUFFS ACT, 1926.
The provisions of the above Act were carried out without recourse to legal proceedings and
without special difficulty. 55 inspections were made.
MERCHANDISE MARKS ACT, 1926.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE (GRADING AND MARKING) ACT, 1928-1931.
No difficulty was experienced during the year in regard to the administration of the above Acts.
CITY MORTUARY.
Bodies received 61
Post Mortem Examinations made 44
Inquest on bodies 28
Inquests held at Holloway Prison 2
Inquest on fires 2
DISINFECTION AND CLEANSING OF VERMINOUS PERSONS, ETC.
Export of Clothing:—
No. of articles disinfected 63,092
Fees received £146
General Disinfection. Infectious Diseases, etc.:—
Articles of clothing and bedding disinfected 24
Rooms disinfected after cases of infectious disease 29
Lockers at Post Offices disinfected 512
Verminous rooms disinfected 112
Ambulances disinfected 1
Cleansing of Persons:—
No. of scabeous persons bathed 14
No. of verminous persons bathed 168
No. of scabeous and verminous articles disinfected 2,118
Cleansing of Schoolchildren:—
No. of children cleansed 2,062
No. of articles disinfected 2,162.