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Southall-Norwood 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall-Norwood]
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Table 23.
| Visits and re-visits to premises on complaints | 902 |
| House-to-house inspections | 1368 |
| Inspections and re-inspections of houses and premises, etc | 7205 |
| Drain tests | 11 |
| Factories, workshops, workplaces and outworkers | 253 |
| Visits to canal for canal boat inspections | 53 |
| Petroleum and carbide stores | 54 |
| Slaughterhouses | 80 |
| Food sampling | 245 |
| Dairies and milkshops | 208 |
| Bakehouses | 117 |
| Other premises where food is prepared | 1589 |
| Smoke observations | 43 |
| Tents, vans, sheds, etc | 18 |
| Deposits and accumulations of refuse | 196 |
| Stables | 56 |
| Piggeries | 2 |
| Schools | 4 |
| Cinemas, cafes, public houses, etc. | 41 |
| Hairdressers' shops | — |
| Miscellaneous | 1025 |
| Total | *13560 |
* In addition, before a whole-time Inspector commenced work in November, 1935,
217 inspections were made under the Shops Acts with regard to closing hours.
Total number of defects or nuisances found during the year 6643
Total number of defects or nuisances abated during the year *4874
No. of notices served : Preliminary 1173
Statutory 40
* At the end of the year there were about 400 outstanding notices each of which may be
in respect to several individual defects.
Court Proceedings.
In one case proceedings were taken in the Petty Sessional Court under
Section 91 of the Public Health Act, 1875, in respect of a nuisance from a refuse
dump. The Court made an Order for the abatement within one month of the
nuisance found to exist, and for steps to be taken by the owner for the prevention
of the recurrence of the nuisance, and further ordered the payment of two
guineas towards the cost of the proceedings.
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