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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
Feltham 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]
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1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors)
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 5 | 2 | – | – |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 110 | 53 | 3 | – |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 115 | 55 | 3 | – |
2. Gases in which defects were found
Number of cases in which defects were found.
| Particulars | Found | Remedied | Referred | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | |||
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) | — | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (8.3) | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7 | ||||
| (a) Insufficient | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| (6) Unsuitable or defective | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Total ......... | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Part VIII of the Act
Outwork (sections 110 and 111), nil.