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Dagenham 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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PET ANIMALS ACT, 1951
Four licences (one less than last year) authorising the keeping of pet shops have
been renewed. The conditions attached to the licences are those approved by the
Association of Municipal Corporations; no serious breach of the conditions occurred.
PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949
Disinfestation of rats and mice is carried out under the supervision of the District
Inspectors by the manual employee attached to the department. The service is free to
householders but a charge on a time and material basis is made for business premises.
Following a 10 per cent test baiting of all soil sewer manholes in the Borough, two treatments,
at six monthly intervals, were carried out in the very few areas where there was
evidence of infestation.
No serious infestation of either rats or mice was encountered during the year.
FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 AND 1948
Inspections
| Number on Register | Number of | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | ||
| Factories without mechanical power | 27 | 30 | 3 | - |
| Factories with mechanical power | 168 | 192 | 1 | - |
| Other premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers' premises) | 42 | 64 | 6 | - |
| Total | 237 | 286 | 10 | - |
Defects Found
| Number of defects | Number of prosecutions instituted | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred To H.M. Inspector | Referred By H.M. Inspector | ||
| Want of cleanliness | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | - |
| Overcrowding | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unreasonable temperature | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences:— | |||||
| Insufficient | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| Unsuitable or defective | 4 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Offences | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 10 | 9 | - | 3 | - |
Outwork
No. of outworkers in August list 11
Nature of work—Making etc., wearing apparel.
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