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Southall 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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The following tables give details of the work done in connection with the factories and outworkers in the Borough:—
| Factory Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | ||
| (1) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 9 | 7 | - | - |
| (2) Factories not included in (1) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 170 | 177 | - | - |
| (3) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 179 | 184 | — | — |
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enough relief for all the schools to be able to remain open. Urgent protests were made to the
County Council and promises that suitable heating and lagging of pipes in order to prevent
a similar disaster were made, but at the end of the year very little work had been carried out.
The Borough Council provides the number of dustbins required for the removal of
school refuse.
Eradication of Bed Bugs, Fleas and Lice
Statistics for the year:—
(a) Number of Council houses
(1) found to be infested 5
(2) disinfested during the year 5
(b) Number of other houses Total 12
(1) found to be infested 7
(2) disinfested during the year 7
Canal Boats
Southall is not a registration authority for canal boats. Inspections are carried out in
the Boroughs having mooring depots for these boats as a routine procedure and only rarely
is there need for interference by any officer of Southall. No report was necessary during 1963.
Mortuary and Post-Mortem Room
The mortuary, situated in Havelock Road, provides adequate accommodation for the
Borough, but it is not likely to be used for mortuary purposes again, as all bodies from this
Borough are now deposited at the Acton and Uxbridge Mortuaries, and the Council makes
an annual contribution to the two local authorities concerned.
No bodies were deposited in the mortuary during the year. Thirty-five bodies were
deposited in the mortuary at Acton and ninety bodies in the mortuary at Uxbridge, for
post-mortem purposes and coroner's inquest if necessary.
Factories Act, 1937