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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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| Factory Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | ||
| Non-Mechanical | 13 | 30 | _ | _ |
| Mechanical | 163 | 177 | 13 | — |
| Totals | 176 | 207 | 13 | — |
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | Number of cases in which Prosecutions were instituted | ||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 9 | 8 | _ | _ | _ |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | |
| Unreasonable temperature | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences— | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 4 | 5 | — | — | — |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 18 | 27 | — | 1 | — |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | |
| Other offences against the Act (not | |||||
| including offences relating to out | |||||
| work) | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 34 | 44 | — | 1 | — |
Outworkers
| Nature of Work | Section 110 | Section III | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of outworkers in August List required by Section 110 (1) (c) | No. of Cases of Default in sending Lists to the Council | No. of Prosecutions for failure to supply Lists | No. of Instances of Work in Unwholesome Premises | Notices served | Prosecutions | |
| Wearing Apparel—Making | 10 | _ | _ | _ | — | — |
| T oys—Making | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Loose Covers | 1 | — | ||||
The Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951
There are no premises in the Borough subject to registration or licence under this Act.
Premises where upholstery is reconditioned and secondhand articles are sold are
included in the list of general inspections.
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