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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
Hayes and Harlington 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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Outworkers.
Part VIII of the Factories Act requires the occupier of a
factory who employs persons to carry out certain classes of work in
their own homes to supply a list of such persons to the District
Council every six months. Fifty-five notifications have been
received and one hundred and thirty-five inspections made ; in
every instance the work was found to be carried out under suitable
conditions.
HOUSING
During the year 1951 the following houses and prefabricated bungalows were completed :
| 1951 | Post-war total to 31/12/51 | |
|---|---|---|
| Permanent houses | 129 | 1,140 |
| Temporary bungalows | — | 224 |
| Houses rebuilt after destruction by enemy action | 3 | 69 |
| Houses rendered habitable after serious damage by enemy action | 3 | |
| Adaptation of unoccupied buildings | — | 10 |
| (l) (a) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) | 535 |
| 2,260 | |
| (2) (a) Number of dwelling houses which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 and 1932 (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose | 1 2 |
| (3) Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 23 |
| (4) Number of dwelling houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding sub-head) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 366 |
2.—
| Number of dwelling houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their Officers | 257 |