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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]
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1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health.
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Verbal Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | |||
| (i) | Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 16 | 12 | - | 1 | - |
| (ii) | Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 201 | 711 | 7 | 33 | - |
| (iii) | Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority excluding outworkers' premises | 3 | 15 | - | 1 | - |
| Total | 220 | 738 | 7 | 35 | - | |
Part VIII of the Act
Outwork (Sections 110 and 111)
No notifications were received of outworkers employed
by local manufacturers but there were 41 persons doing
outwork for employers outside the area. 106 visits were
made to outworkers' homes.
2. 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 (S.3) | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary conveniences (S.7) (a) Insufficient | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 34 | 37 | — | 1 |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outwork) | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | 39 | — | 1 | |