London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Coulsdon and Purley 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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INSPECTIONS OF FACTORIES AND WORKPLACES.
I ncluding I nspections made by S anitary I nspectors.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Occupiers prosecuted. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| 57 | - | - | |
| 101 | - | — | |
| †Other Premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers' premises) | 18 | - | - |
| Total | 176 | - | - |
DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, AND WORKPLACES.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Want of cleanliness (S. 1) | 8 | 6 | - | - | |
| Overcrowding (S. 2) | - | - | - | - | |
| Unreasonable temperature (S. 3) | - | - | - | — | |
| Inadequate ventilation (S, 4) | - | - | - | — | |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S. 6) | - | - | - | - | |
| Sanitary Conveniencies (Sec. 7) | insufficient | 1 | 1 | — | - |
| unsuitable or defective | 3 | 2 | — | - | |
| 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). | 6 | 6 | - | - | |
| Total | 18 | 15 | - | - | |
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Milk.
During the year 66 samples of milk were submitted for bacteriological
and microscopical examinations, and of these 8 were also submitted
to biological examination.
Eight of the samples proved unsatisfactory bacteriologically or
microscopically, and the producers or retailers were immediately
informed. Repeat samples were taken and usually showed improvement,
but in some cases more than one repeat sample was necessary.
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