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Southall 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Mortuary and Post-Mortem Room
The mortuary, situated in Havelock Road, provides adequate accommodation for the
Borough. No bodies were deposited in the mortuary during the year. Two hundred and
fifty-seven bodies were deposited in the Mortuary at Acton for post-mortem purposes and
coroner's inquest if necessary.
Factories Act, 1937
The following tables give details of the work done in connection with the factories and
outworkers in the Borouch:—
Inspections
| Factory Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | ||
| Non-Mechanical | 17 | 17 | - | - |
| Mechanical | 155 | 188 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 172 | 205 | 1 | — |
D efects F ound
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding | - | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature | - | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation | - | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | - | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences— | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | - | — | — | — | — |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 8 | 7 | — | 3 | — |
| 1 | - | — | 1 | — | |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | — | — | — | - | - |
| Totals | 9 | 7 | — | 4 | — |
O utworkers
| Nature of Work | Section 110 | Section 111 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of outworkers in August List required by Section no (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 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lampshades | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |