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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
City of London 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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PART 1 OF THE ACT-continued 2.-CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND. (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.) | 679 | 609 | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2.) | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3.) | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4.) | 84 | 61 | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | 8 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7.) | |||||
| (a) insufficient | 4 | 6 | — | — | — |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 167 | 123 | — | 4 | — |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 586 | 449 | — | — | — |
| TOTAL | 1,534 | 1,258 | — | 4 | — |
OUTWORK AND THE INSPECTION OF OUTWORKERS' PREMISES, ETC.
Lists received from City Firms 94
Names and Addresses, etc., received from other Authorities 129
Names and Addresses transmitted to other Authorities 572
No case of infectious disease was reported in connection with outworkers' premises in the
City.
SHOPS ACT, 1950.
98 inspections of shops and warehouses have been carried out. Defects found have been
remedied after the service of 5 Intimation Notices and without recourse to legal proceedings.
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 1956, 110 inspections were made in this connection and reports forwarded to the City
Food Controller in regard to the 74 cases so referred.
PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT, 1933.
66 firms were registered under this Act, 63 of which were re-registrations. One infringement
was noted. 109 inspections were made in connection with the administration of the Act.
PHARMACY AND MEDICINES ACT, 1941.
The provisions of the above Act were carried out without recourse to legal proceedings and
without special difficulty. 20 inspections were made and no contravention came under the notice
of the Inspector.
FERTILISERS AND FEEDING STUFFS ACT, 1926.
The provisions of the above Act were carried out without recourse to legal proceedings and
without special difficulty. 56 inspections were made; one contravention was discovered.
27.