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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
Stepney 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Outworkers.
Forty-four inspections were made of Outworkers' premises. There are 475 premises on the register, a reduction of 78 on last year, the trades concerned being as follows:-
| Wearing Apparel | 452 | Brushes | 1 |
| Umbrellas | 3 | Carding etc. of Buttons | 3 |
| Christmas Crackers, etc. | 7 | Cardboard Boxes | 7 |
| Feather Sorting | 1 | Stuffed Toys | 1 |
There were no notifications of infectious disease relating to Outworkers' premises.
| Firms in the Borough employing Outworkers | 39 |
| Outworkers residing in and employed by firms in the Borough | 101 |
| Outworkers residing outside the Borough employed by firms in the Borough | 190 |
| Outworkers residing in the Borough employed by firms outside the Borough | 374 |
Pot Animals.
All keepers of pet shops must be licensed by the local
authority under the Pet Animals Act, 1951, and conditions to
be complied with are specified with respect to accommodation,
feeding, fire precautions, age of animals sold, etc. No pets
may be sold in streets, except in markets at stalls or barrows,
nor may they be sold to persons under 12 years of age.
During the year six persons were licensed under the Act,
and 16 inspections were made by the Sanitary Inspectors of
the premises concerned. The Public Health Committee
authorised the sending of a cautionary letter to a person
for keeping an unlicensed pet shop.
Pharmacy & Poisons Act, 1933, &
Pharmacy & Medicines Act, 1941.
One hundred premises are listed for the sale of poisons
included in Part II of the Poisons List, Applications
received during the year were as follows:-
For Entry 6
" Retention 94
172 visits were made to these premises. The Poisons
List Order, 1954, made some amendments to the Poisons List.
Amended Poisons Rules were also issued during the year.
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