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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
Richmond upon Thames 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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Factories Act, 1937
Mechanical Factories in the Borough 131
Non-mechanical Factories in the Borough 71
Inspections made 24
Written notices served 6
Defects found 13
Defects (a) remedied 11
(b) in abeyance 2
Bakehouses in the Borough 16
Restaurant Kitchens in the Borough 115
Outworkers 5
Shops Act, 1934.
Shops on the Register 720
Visits made 69
Changes of occupancy 10
Infectious Diseases.
Visits made 39
Inspections 29
Milk and Dairies.
Cowsheds in the Borough 3
Dairies 51
Visits made 17
Samples taken for bacteriological examination 31
(all found to be satisfactory)
Foodstuffs.
Ice-cream premises on the Register 68
Fishmongers' shops 15
Fried-fish shops 5
Meat.
Private slaughterhouses in the Borough 1
Butchers' shops and Food Stores 32
Other Inspections Made.
Stables 32