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
Ealing 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Factories and Workshops.
Registered Workshops 135
Factories 78
Number of Inspections of Factories and Workshops and
Workplaces 318
Number of Defects concerning which Notices were sent 55
Proceedings before Magistrates —
Offensive Trades.
| Fried Fish Shops | 17 |
| Other Offensive Trades | 1 |
| Number of Inspections | 101 |
| Contraventions | 1 |
Disinfection.
| Rooms Disinfected by Spray:— | |
| 578 | |
| (b) Tuberculosis | 120 |
| Rooms stripped and cleansed | 135 |
| Articles disinfected by steam at Disinfect or:— | |
| 1,160 | |
| 255 | |
| Articles voluntarily destroyed | 117 |
Particulars of the Sanitary Defects referred to in Notices Served and Letters Written. Water Closets repaired or supplied with water or otherwise
| improved | 293 |
| Drains cleared and cleansed | 79 |
| Defects in Drains repaired | 134 |
| Drains reconstructed | 49 |
| Dust-bins provided | 140 |
| Overcrowding remedied | 1 |
| Accumulations of refuse removed | 57 |
| Nuisance from fowls and other animals abated | 3 |
| Damp-proof courses inserted in walls | 80 |
| Ventilation under floors provided | 25 |
| Other forms of dampness remedied | 97 |