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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Defects Found
| 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 | 7 | 7 | - | - | - |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
Outworkers
| Nature of Work | Section 110 | Section 111 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wig Making | 1 | — | — | — | - | — |
| Artificial Flowers | 1 | — | — | — | - | — |
| Totals | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
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 sold are included
in the list of general inspections.
Offices, Shops & Railway Premises Act, 1963
This Act came into operation on 1st May, 1964.
Owners of premises to which the Act applied were required to register with the
Borough Council. The estimated total number of such premises is about 1,000.
Applications for registration during the year totalled an estimated 45 %.
After inspection of 165 premises, 142 notices were served for deficiencies.
The operation on the 1st August, 1964, of the practical requirements of the Act,
enabled the department to check deposited plans for new buildings and to bring them into
conformity with the Act.
Long term arrangements for enforcement of the Act were, of course, affected by
London government re-organisation.
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