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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
Willesden 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table 47 On register and inspections
| No. on register | Inspections | Written notices | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factories in which sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 are to be enforced by local authority | 61 | 117 | 4 |
| Factories not included above in which section 7 is enforced by the local authority | 774 | 1,050 | 59 |
| Other premises in which section 7 is enforced by the local authority (excluding outworkers premises) | 8 | 12 | — |
| Total | 843 | 1,179 | 63 |
| No occupiers were prosecuted during the year. | |||
Table 48 Defects found
| Found | Remedied | Referred | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | |||
| Want of cleanliness (sec. 1) | 6 | 9 | - | - |
| Overcrowding (sec. 2) | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (sec. 3) | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (sec. 4) | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (sec. 6) | — | — | —' | — |
| Sanitary conveniences (sec. 7) | ||||
| (a) Insufficient | 5 | 7 | — | — |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 48 | 72 | — | 8 |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | — | I | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outworkers) | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Total | 61 | 91* | — | 8 |
| *Includes defects outstanding from previous year. | ||||
| No prosecutions were instituted during the year. | ||||
Table 49 Outworkers
| Nature of work | No. of outworkers in August list | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises | Notices served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wearing apparel (making, etc.) | 108 | 1 | 1 |
| Household linen | 3 | - | - |
| Curtains and furniture hangings | 1 | - | - |
| Furniture and upholstery | 1 | - | - |
| Artificial flowers | 1 | - | - |
| Paper bags | 3 | - | - |
| Making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper | 8 | - | - |
| Carding, etc. of buttons, etc. | 10 | - | - |
| Stuffed toys | 43 | - | - |
| Cosaques, Christmas stockings, etc. | 7 | - | - |
| Imitation jewellery and jewellery pads | 27 | - | - |
| Lampshades | 1 | - | - |
| Total | 213 | 1 | 1 |
There were no cases of default in sending lists to the Council, and there were no prosecutions.