Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table 47
Factories inspected, defects found, and action taken
Type of factory | Inspected | Total inspections | Total unsatisfactory and informal notice served | Outstanding from 1957 | Made satisfactory 1958 | Outstanding 31.12.58 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-power | 61 | 61 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
Power | 782 | 1,213 | 80 | 34 | 83 | 31 |
Non-power factories: Details of defects
During 1958 | Outstanding from 1957 | Remedied during 1958 | Outstanding at 31.12.58 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Want of cleanliness | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
Unreasonable temperature | — | — | — | — |
Inadequate ventilation | — | — | — | — |
Defective drainage of floors | — | — | — | — |
Insufficient | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Unsuitable or defective | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — |
Power factories: Details of defects of sanitary accommodation
Insufficient | 17 | _ | 15 | 2 |
Unsuitable or defective | 88 | 33 | 85 | 36 |
Not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
There are 15 underground rooms used as factories; 13 are used with premises above ground.
Table 48
Outworkers and homeworkers
Premises inspected | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory and notice served | Remedied |
---|---|---|---|
330 | 325 | 5 | 5 |
Table 49
Ante-natal Clinics
Clinic | Sessions | New cases | Attendances | Average attendance per session | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Antenatal | Postnatal | Antenatal | Postnatal | ||||
Kilburn | 102 | 307 | 11 | 1,452 | 11 | 14.2 | |
Pound Lane | 100 | 333 | 13 | 1,879 | 13 | 18.8 | |
Stonebridge | 153 | 605 | 11 | 3,725 | 11 | 24.3 | |
Cricklewood (Sneyd Road) | 52 | 185 | 7 | 410 | 7 | 7.9 | |
Neasden (St. Catherine's) Kensal Rise (St. Martin's) | 51 | 39 | 1 | 112 | 1 | 2.2 | |
52 | 194 | - | 921 | - | 17.7 | ||
South Kilburn (St. Luke's) | 52 | 182 | 1 | 786 | 2 | 15.1 | |
Totals: | 1958 | 562 | 1,845 | 44 | 9,285 | 45 | 16.5 |
1957 | 616 | 1,817 | 56 | 8,827 | 59 | 14.3 |
CARE OF MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN