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City of London 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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PART VIII OF THE ACT
Outwork (Sections 133 and 134)
| Nature of Work | No. of outworkers in August list required by Section 133 (1) (c) | No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists | No of instances of work in unwholesome premises | Notices served | Prosecutions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Wearing apparel (Making, etc.) | 285 | — | — | — | — | — |
| TOTAL | 285 | — | — | — | — | — |
OUTWORK AND THE INSPECTION OF OUTWORKERS' PREMISES, ETC.
| Lists received from City Firms employing outworkers | 39 |
| Names and addresses of outworkers resident in the City received from other Authorities | 25 |
| Names and addresses of outworkers resident outside the City, employed by City firms, transmitted to other Authorities | 285 |
No case of infectious disease was reported in connection with outworkers' premises in the
City.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES
The general sanitary supervision has been maintained and in this connection 5,390 inspections
have been made. As a consequence of these inspections, it was necessary to serve 61
Intimation Notices.
Tenement Houses were inspected and the only common lodging house in the City was kept
under regular supervision.
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION
At the beginning of 1965 the City Corporation had four stations for the measurement of atmospheric
pollution by the volumetric method in operation but the apparatus at the City Mortuary,
Golden Lane was taken out of service at the end of June together with the deposit guage and the
lead peroxide candle which were sited on the premises. The volumetric apparatus at Cloak Lane
Police Station was dismantled in December. It is hoped that these instruments will be resited and
put into service again early in 1966.
Daily readings are taken at each of the volumetric stations and the information is collated at
the central office in Guildhall where the smoke stains are 'read' on a photo-electric reflectometer
and forms are completed and returned to the Ministry of Technology, Warren Spring Laboratory at
Stevenage where similar information from all over the country is collated.
The operators of the volumetric apparatus have again carried out observations and recordings
in a most efficient manner and the co-operation of the City Police and the Superintendent of the
City Mortuary and Disinfecting Station is greatly appreciated in this connection.
The results of the atmospheric pollution investigations carried out by this department are set
out in the following tables:—
TABLE I - Deposit Guage
The rainwater collected at Guildhall was more than the average for the past five years and
there was a further increase of insoluble deposits. This increase of insoluble deposits may be due
to demolition and rebuilding work which has been carried out in the City.
TABLE II - Smoke concentration by the volumetric method.
The concentration of smoke recorded during 1965 is less than that recorded in 1964 and is
well below the average concentration for the past five years.
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