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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
| (i) Factories in which sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by local authorities | 46 | 16 | 1 | – |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which section 7 is enforced by the local authority | 966 | 347 | 28 | – |
| (iii) Other premises in which section 7 is enforced by the local authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 1,012 | 363 | 29 | – |
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | _ |
| Overcrowding | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unreasonable temperature | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inadequate ventilation | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | 1 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sanitary conveniences: | |||||
| 4 | 2 | – | 1 | – | |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 18 | 12 | – | 13 | – |
| (c) not separate for sexes | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | 9 | 14 | 2 | – | – |
| Total | 40 | 41 | 9 | 15 | – |