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Heston and Isleworth 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]

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41
OUTWORK
(a) Outwork in unwholesome premises, Section 108 Nil.
(b) Outwork in infected premises, Sections 109-l10 21
PREMISES AND OCCUPATIONS CONTROLLED BY BYE-LAWS
OR REGULATIONS.
There are 359 known places in this district which call for
periodical inspection as follows : —
Houses let in Lodgings, Common Lodging Houses, Bakehouses,
Slaughterhouses, Cowsheds, Dairies and Milkshops,
Offensive Trades, Laundries (non-factory) Workshops, Workplaces,
Outworkers' Premises and Ice Cream Vendors' Premises.
SCHOOLS.
There are 15 public elementary schools and one central school.
Some are modern up-to-date buildings, and others of the transitional
period and not up to modern standards; some are considerably
older and unsatisfactory from a hygienic point of view. These
are being brought up-to-date so far as their structure allows.