London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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| Premises | Number on register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 24 | 34 | 7 | |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 982 | 975 | 64 | |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises) | 16 | 24 | 4 | |
| Total | 1,022 | 1,033 | 75 | |
| 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 | ||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
| Want of cleanliness (S.1) | |||||
| Overcrowding (S.2) | 1 | ||||
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | |||||
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | |||||
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | |||||
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) | 1 | ||||
| (a) Insufficient | 7 | 5 | 1 | ||
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 71 | 19 | |||
| (c) Not separate for sexes | |||||
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 1 | ||||
| Total | 78 | 24 | 3 | 1 | |