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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
Chingford 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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22.
Housing Act:
Preliminary Notices 5
Statutory Notices 7
Inspections of Factories and Other Premises
Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors)
| Premises | No. on Register | Inspections | No. of written notices. | Occupiers Prosecuted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| (i) Factories in which sections 1,2,3,4 and 6 are to be enforced. | - | - | - | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority. | 71 | 61 | - | - |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding Outworkers premises) | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| Total: | 74 | 63 | - | - |
Shops Act, 1950.
A total of 1279 visits were paid to shops and generally
conditions were found to be satisfactory.
Swimming Pool.
Summaries of the total chlorine and alkalinity readings are
forwarded weekly to the Health Department by the Borough Engineer,
The Pool was opened on the 11th May and closed on the 8th
September, 1957. The total attendance throughout the season was
160,429, the highest attendance being on the 30th June, 1957, when
11,862 persons were present.
Samples of water were taken from the Pool on seven occasions
during the period May to September and the results in five cases