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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
Hillingdon 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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Environmental Health
| Premises | No. on Register | No. of Inspections | No. of Written Notices | No. of Prosecutions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Factories in which Sections 1-4 and 6 are enforced by Local Authority | 45 | 20 | – | – |
| 2. Factories not included in category 1 in which Section 7 is enforced by L.A. | 837 | 524 | 46 | – |
| 3. Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by L.A. (excluding Outworkers premises) | 17 | 41 | – | – |
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | |
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) | 25 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.4) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) (a) Insufficient | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 60 | 27 | – | – | – |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 23 | 20 | – | – | – |
Out-workers
Notification of the names and addresses of persons employed to do work at their own homes
is received twice yearly from occupiers of factories within the Borough. If the person does not reside
within this Borough details must be transferred to the Local Authority of his place of residence.
In this way all Local Authorities know those factories within their area which employ out-workers
and any person employed as an out-worker who lives in their administrative area.
No Notifications from factories within the Borough were received during 1969, but 122 persons
resident in, but employed by factories outside the Borough were engaged on outwork. 90 inspections
were made of domestic dwellings occupied by out-workers, no contraventions were noted.