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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
Twickenham 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Petroleum Acts.
Forty-six licences to keep petrol were issued to 43 persons, and 8 licences to 6 persons to
keep carbide of calcium.
The number of visits paid bv the Inspectors in connection with these premises was 204.
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
Number of factories in the district 62
Number of workshops 95
Number of workplaces 4
In accordance with the requirements of the Factory and Workshops Act, 1901, a
statement of inspections is submitted, together with the defects found, and the result of action
taken.
INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES,
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
| Premises. (1) | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections (2) | Written Notices (3) | Prosecutions (4) | |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 133 | 4 | - |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 143 | 4 | — |
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers'premises) | 4 | 1 | — |
| Total | 280 | 9 | — |
DEFECTS FOUND IN" FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. (5) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4) | ||
| Want of cleanliness | — | — | — | — |
| Want of ventilation | — | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | — | — |
| Other nuisances | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sanitary accommodation— | ||||
| insuflicient | 1 | — | — | — |
| unsuitable or defective | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| not separate for sexes ... | — | — | — | — |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences ... | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| (Excluding offences relating to out-work and offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factory and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921) | ||||
| Total | 9 | 8 | — | — |
♦Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and S of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under
the Public Health Acts.
SECTION D.
HOUSING.
The work of inspection of the district with a view to representing the houses which are
unfit for human habitation, and which are repairable at a reasonable expense or not so repairable,
has been actively continued.
It will be seen from the tables which follow that, in consequence of this activity, demolition
orders have been made in reference to a considerable number of unfit dwellings, while extensive
repairs have been carried out in order to render the remainder fit for occupation.