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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
Barnes 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 15.—Factories.
| No. of Premises on Register. | Inspection. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Written Notices Served. | ||||
| Factories with mechanical power | 112 | 152 | 9 | ||
| Factories without mechanical power | 23 | 48 | 3 | ||
| Total | 135 | 200 | 12 | ||
| Defective conditions:- | Discovered. | Remedied. | |||
| Sanitary conveniences insufficient | 2 | 2 | |||
| Other offences | 14 | 14 | |||
| Total | 16 | 16 | |||
| Matters referred to H.M. Inspector of Factories . | 1 | ||||
| Notifications received from H.M. Inspector of Factories | Nil | ||||
| Legal proceedings:— | |||||
| No legal proceedings were necessary during 1943. | |||||
Table 16.—Home Workers.
| Work undertaken. | No. on Register. | |
|---|---|---|
| Fancy Needlework | 2 | |
| Dressmaking | 4 | |
| Tailoring | 2 | |
| Boot Repairing | 2 | |
| 10 | ||
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Table 17.—Dairies and Milkshops.
Number of purveyors of milk :—
| Dairies situated within Borough | 3 |
| Milkshops (not dairies) within Borough | 13 |
| Purveyors of milk from outside Borough | 4 |
| Total . . | 20 |
| Designated milk is sold from :— (a) Premises within Borough 11 | |
| (b) „ outside „ 4 | |
| 15 |