London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kingston upon Thames 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
This page requires JavaScript
PART I OF THE ACT
16
1. INSPECTIONS
| Premises | No. on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Prosecutions . | ||
| Factories in which Sees.1,2, 3,4- & 6 are enforced by-Corporation | 83 | 46 | 4 | - |
| Factories not included above in which Sec.7 is enforced by-Co rporation | 289 | 196 | 17 | - |
| Other premises excluding outworkers. | 18 | 16 | ||
2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND.
| Particulars | No. of cases in which defects found. • | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred by H.M. Inspector | No. of Prosecutions | |
| Want of cleanliness | - | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding | _ | - | - | |
| Unreasonable Temperature | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary conveniences (a) Insufficient | 5 | 3 | 5 | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| (c) No ventilated space or lobby | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| (d) Lighting (absence of) | 5 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Others | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| PART VIII OF THE ACT | ||||
Outwork.
| Nature of Work | No. of Out-workers. |
|---|---|
| Wearing apparel -Making, etc. | 5 |
| Brass and brass articles | 22 |
| Letter files | 1 |
| Lampshades | 1 |
| Total 29 |