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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]
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2. Cases in which defects were found.
| Particulars | Found | Remedied | Referred | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To-H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | |||
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary conveniences (S.7) | ||||
| (a) Insufficient | — | — | — | 1 |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 20 | 32 | — | — |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 3 | 7 | — | — |
| Total | 27 | 43 | — | — |
Part VIII of the Act
Outwork (Sections 110 and 111).
No notifications were received of outworkers employed
by local manufacturers but there were 60 persons doing outwork
for employers outside the area. 112 visits were made to
outworkers' homes.
| Number of premises inspected on complaint | 924 |
| Number of inspections made:— | |
| Housing inspections (Housing Regulations) | 61 |
| Housing re-inspections | 979 |
| Other re-inspections | 1,375 |
| Infectious Diseases and Food Poisoning | 745 |
| Council Houses | 28 |
| Moveable Dwellings | 91 |
| Bakehouses | 51 |
| Slaughter-houses (excluding reslaughtering) | 3 |
| Knackers Yards | I |
| Dairies and Milk Shops | 20 |
| Pet Animal Shops | 6 |
| Shops (Shops Act) | 766 |
| Hawkers of Foodstuffs | 113 |
| Ice Cream Premises | 46 |
| Food Preparing Premises (excluding Catering Establishments) | 33 |