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 32
Inspection of Factories, Outworkers Premises and Food Premises
No. inspected | Inspections made | |
---|---|---|
Power factories | 659 | 659 |
Non-power factories | 21 | 21 |
Homeworkers and outworkers | 62 | 62 |
fnspections of food premises (including revisits) | ||
Baker | 21 | 135 |
Bread and confectionery | 38 | 77 |
Dairy | 3 | 15 |
Butcher | 104 | 373 |
Grocer and general store | 298 | 622 |
Fishmonger and fish-fryer | 42 | 101 |
Cafe and restaurant | 140 | 543 |
Greengrocer and fruiterer | 126 | 235 |
Ice cream and sweet shop | 214 | 321 |
Food stall | 19 | 83 |
Public House Works canteen | 43 122 | 106 179 |
School canteen | 39 | 45 |
Food factory | 4 | 33 |
Any other food premises | 59 | 70 |
Total periodic inspections | 2,014 | 3,680 |
Total all inspections | 1963 | |
29,457 |
Table 33 Rent Act, 1957
Certificates of Disrepair | |
---|---|
Applications (Form D received and investigated | 12 |
Agreed and proposal to issue Certificate of Disrepair (Form J) served | 11 |
Refused | 1 |
Undertakings (Form K) received from landlords | 5 |
Accepted | 5 |
Refused | Nil |
Certificate of Disrepair (Form L) issued Applications received for cancellation of Certificates of Disrepair (Form M) | 4 5 |
Granted | 5 |
Refused | Nil |
Table 34
Summary of Nuisances abated and of Improvements Effected Water Supply and Water Service
1963 | |
---|---|
New cisterns provided | 8 |
Cisterns cleansed, repaired, covered, etc. | 23 |
Draw taps placed on mains | 3 |
Drainage and Sewerage | |
Water Closets: | |
Repaired, supplied with water or otherwise improved | 259 |
New closets built | 7 |
Provided with better ventilation | 2 |
Drains: | |
Examined, tested, exposed, et | 357 |
Unstopped, repaired, trapped, etc. | 335 |
New soilpipes or vent shafts fixed | 25 |
Disconnecting traps or chambers inserted | 21 |
Reconstructed | 30 |
New manhole covers | 38 |
Soilpipes or vent shafts repaired | 68 |
Other Defects | |
Smoke nuisances | 7 |
Accumulation of refuse | 127 |
Fowls, pigs, etc., kept in an insanitary condition | 6 |
Dampness | 330 |
Yards and forecourts paved, repaved or repaired | 80 |
Walls and ceilings cleansed | 180 |
Verminous rooms disinfested | 136 |
Leaky roofs made watertight | 456 |