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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
Bexley 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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TABLE No. 6.
Factories Act, 1937.
1. Inspections for Purposes of Provisions as to Health. (Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).
| Premises 1 | Number of:— | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections 2 | Written Notices 3 | Prosecutions 4. | |
| Factories with mechanical power | 38 | 3 | — |
| Factories without mechanical power | 9 | — | — |
| "Other Premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers' premises) * Electrical Stations should be reckoned as factories. | — | — | — |
| Total | 47 | 3 | — |
Legal proceedings were instituted in respect of a sample
of coffee found to be adulterated with 33 per cent. chicory,
and the vendor was fined £3 and £2 2s. costs.
Registration of Premises under Food and Drugs Act, 1938.
No. of premises registered for :—
Sale or Manufacture of Ice Cream 9
Sale of Ice Cream 43
Preparation of Sausages, etc. 44
SECTION F. PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL
OVER INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND OTHER DISEASES.
Scarlet Fever.
During the year 123 cases were notified as compared with
102 the previous year. Of these 43 were isolated in Bow
Arrow Hospital and 1 in an L.C.C. Hospital and 79 were
isolated at home.
No. of deaths 1
Return Cases from Hospital cases Nil
Return Cases from home nursed cases Nil
Average length of stay in Hospital 31.2 days
Diphtheria.
Seven cases were notified as compared with eight in the
previous year. One case was fatal—aged 16 years. Six cases
were isolated in Bow Arrow Hospital and one in an L.C.C.
Hospital. There were no " Return Cases."
Average duration of stay in Hospital 19.5 days
45
2. Defects Found.
| Particulars | Number of Defects | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | — | — | — |
| Other nuisances | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7)— | ||||
| Insufficient .. | ||||
| Unsuitable or defective | 1 | _ | _ | _ |
| Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — |
| Other Offences | — | — | — | — |
| (Not including offences relating to Home Work or offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921, and re-enacted in the Third Schedule to the Factories Act, 1937). | ||||
| Total | 9 | 7 | — | — |