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Dagenham 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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Sanitary Inspection of the District.
Report of the Sanitary Inspectors.
(a) Nature and Number of Inspections :—
Houses 3,227
Bakehouses 40
Slaughterhouses 620
Milkshops and Dairies 109
Cowsheds 40
Foodshops 525
Infectious diseases enquiries 7,325
Rooms disinfected 687
Food poisoning enquiries 24
Visits to foster mothers' premises 56
Smoke observations 6
No. of Nuisances investigated 186
(b) Notices served. Complied with.
Statutory 364 . 304
Informal 144 144
On the Administration of the Factory and Workshop Act,
1901.
In this district there are 35 factories, 34 workshops and 4a
workplaces.
1. Inspection.
| PREMISES. | Inspections. | Number of Written Notices. | Prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factories | 95 | 3 | _ |
| Workshops | 126 | — | —- |
| Workplaces | 160 | — | |
| — |
2. Defects.
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts :—
Found. Remedied.
Defective Sanitary Accommodation 3
"Other Nuisances "
3. Outwork in Unwholesome Premises—Section 108.
There was no outwork conducted in unwholesome premises
There were 34 premises in which outwork was carried on. At
27 the work done was the making up of wearing apparel.