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
Croydon 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Nature of Work | Section 110 | Section 111 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No.of out- workers in August list required by Sect,110 (l)(c) | No, of cases of default in sending lists to the Council | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists | No. of in stances of work in unwholesome premises | Notices served | Prosecutions | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
| Tool Assembly | 9 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carding,etc. of buttons, etc. | 194 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stuffed toys | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brush making | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sachet making | 23 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tapestry printing | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cosaques,Christ -mas crackers, Christmas stockings, etc. | 199 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lampshades | 16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 881 | - | - | - | - | - | |
OFFICES, SHOPS AND RAILWAY PREMISES ACT, 1963
Inspection of offices and shops of all types has progressed
through the period under review.
Unsatisfactory conditions have been found and remedied and
an analysis of Contraventions of the Act is given below.
During inspection of offices in particular, it is common for
a wash basin in the lobby to the sanitary convenience to be used
for washing up cups and saucers used for light refreshments.
Wash basins have been found filled with crockery and accumulations
of milk bottles beneath the basins, obstructing access to
the water closet compartment. A good deal of work has been
accomplished in requesting firms to install sinks with hot and
cold water supplies in some other part of the office premises,
and co-operation in this respect has been received.
A feature found in some office blocks is so to partition
offices as to provide unventilated inner offices usually appointed
as reception and telephone areas. Ventilation or total
rearrangement of these inner rooms has been requested and
obtained.