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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 12.—Factories.
| No. of Premises on Register. | Inspection. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Written Notices Served. | ||||
| Factories with mechanical power | 120 | 64 | 8 | ||
| Factories without mechanical power | 38 | 33 | 1 | ||
| Total | 158 | 97 | 9 | ||
| Contraventions:— | Discovered. | Remedied. | |||
| Want of cleanliness | 6 | 6 | |||
| San. Accom.—Unsuitable/Defective | 10 | 10 | |||
| Total | 16 | 16 | |||
Matters referred to H.M. Inspector of Factories Nil
Notifications received from H.M. Inspector of Factories 2
Legal proceedings:—
No legal proceedings were necessary during 1945.
Table 13.—Home Workers.
| Work undertaken. | No. on Register. | |
|---|---|---|
| Fancy Needlework | .. | 3 |
| Dressmaking | .. | 9 |
| Tailoring | .. | 3 |
| Boot Repairing | .. | 2 |
| Curtain Making | .. | 2 |
| Total | 19 |
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Table 14.—Dairies and Milkshops.
| Number of purveyors of milk:— | |
| Dairies situated within Borough | 3 |
| Milkshops (not dairies) within Borough | 14 |
| Purveyors of milk from outside Borough | 4 |
| Total | 21 |
| Designated milk is sold from:— | |
| (a) Premises within Borough 12 | |
| (6) „ outside „ 4 | |
| 16 | |