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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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The following table shows the number and nature of the defects found
in connection with factories and workshops during the year:—
Table No. 36.
| 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 | 14 | 14 | — | — |
| Want of ventilation | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
| Want of drainage to floors | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Other nuisances . | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 10 | 10 | — | — |
| Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshops Acts— | ||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | 36 | — | — | |
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshops Act.
1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.
Petroleum and Carbide.
During the year 56 applications were received for the renewal of petrol
licences for similar quantities as hitherto; seven applications were received
for licences to store an increased quantity. In each instance the application
was granted.
Seven new applications were received to store petrol, and six were
granted.
One application was received for the renewal of licence to store carbide
of calcium, and this was granted.
All the licensed premises have been regularly inspected and one
infringement of the terms of the licences was recorded.
The number of licences in force at the end of 1938 within the Borough
was 63 for petroleum and 1 for carbide. The quantity of petrol covered by
the petrol licences was 342,580 gallons and the quantity of carbide covered
by the licence was 6 cwt.
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