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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]
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| Unreasonable temperature | — | — | — | — |
| (S.3) | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | — | — | — | — |
| (S.6) | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary conveniences (S.7) | ||||
| (a) Insufficient | — | — | — | — |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 52 | 34 | — | — |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the | — | — | — | — |
| Act (not including offences | ||||
| relating to Outwork) | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 53 | 34 | — | — |
Part VUI of the Act
Outwork (Sections 110 and 111).
No notifications were received of outworkers employed
by local manufacturers but there were 61 persons doing
outwork for employers outside the area. 202 visits were
made to outworkers' homes.
Summary of Inspections
| Number of premises inspected on complaint | 518 |
| Number of inspections made: — | |
| Housing inspections (Housing Regulations) | 105 |
| Housing re-inspections | 2,718 |
| Other re-inspections | 1,736 |
| Infectious Diseases and food poisoning | 549 |
| Council Houses | 41 |
| Moveable Dwellings | 12 |
| Bakehouses | 26 |
| Slaughter-houses (excluding re-slaughtering) | — |
| Knackers Yards | — |
| Dairies and Milk Shops | 43 |
| Pet Animal Shops | 7 |
| Shops (Shops Act) | 1,098 |
| Hawkers of Foodstuffs | 93 |
| Ice Cream Premises | 98 |
| Food Preparing Premises (excluding Catering | 27 |
| Establishments) | |
| Catering Establishments | 663 |
| Butchers' Shops | 270 |
| Fish Shops | 80 |
| Greengrocers' Shops | 160 |
| Grocery and Provision Shops | 320 |
| Sweet and Confectionery Shops | 153 |
| Bakers' Shops | 53 |
| Other Food Shops | 26 |
| Power Factories | 464 |
| Non-Power Factories | 6 |
| Other Factories | 9 |
| Outworkers' Premises | 202 |
| Workplaces and Offices | 102 |
| Piggeries | 21 |
| Licensed or Public Premises | 196 |
| Hairdressers' and Barbers' Establishments | 64 |