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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
Woolwich 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933.
This Act places upon Metropolitan Borough Councils the duty of enforcing
the provisions of the Act relating to poisons in Part II of the Poisons List. At the
end of the year the number of sellers of Part II poisons (other than registered
pharmacists) on the list maintained by the Council was 139. This number included
ten new registrations during the year.
Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Acts.
During 1952, the Health Committee authorised the issue of certificates in
respect of two houses, the houses in question not being in a reasonable state of
repair. The Committee also considered two applications for revocation of existing
certificates of unfitness and authorised the issue of such certificates on being satisfied
that the necessary repairs to put the houses concerned in a reasonable state of
fitness had been executed.
Details of inspections carried out during 1952 are as follows:—
| Premises. | No. on Register. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
| (/) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 41 | 48 | 3 | - |
| 07) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 338 | 206 | 17 | - |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | 1 | 2 | _ | _ |
| Total | 380 | 256 | 20 | — |
| Particulars. | Number of Cases in which defects were found. | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referred | |||||
| Found. | Remedied. | To H.M. Inspector. | By H.M. Inspector. | ||
| Want of cleanliness | 2 | 2 | — | — | _ |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | |
| Inadequate ventilation | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences:— (a) Insufficient | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| 30 | 30 | — | 6 | _ | |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 2 | 2 | — | — | _ |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outworkers) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 37 | 37 | — | 8 | — |