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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
Southall-Norwood 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Offensive Trades.
There are none at present scheduled in the district.
Underground Sleeping Rooms.
There are no underground sleeping rooms within the meaning of the Act.
Common Lodging Houses.
There are 110 common lodging houses in the district.
Factories and Workshops.
The following table shows the number of inspections and the results
thereof made during the year:—
Table No. 34.
| Premises | No. of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | |
| Factories, workshops and workplaces | 521 | 11 | - |
The following table shows the number and nature of the defects found
in connection with factories and workshops during the year:—
Table No. 35.
| Particulars | No. of Defects | No. of offences in respect of which proceedings were instituted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts—* | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 9 | 9 | — | — |
| Want of ventilation | 2 | 2† | 2 | — |
| Overcrowding | — | - | — | — |
| Want of drainage to floors | — | — | — | — |
| Other nuisances | 10 | 10 | — | — |
| Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshops Acts— | ||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses | - | - | - | - |
| Other offences | — | — | - | — |
| 30 | 28 | 2 | Nil | |
| *Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshops Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts. †Notices were served and as the work was not carried out, the matters were referred to H.M. Inspector. Before any action by H.M. Inspector, however, the defects had been remedied. | ||||