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
Hounslow 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]
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Table 26 Continued
Outwork - Part VIII of the Act
| Nature of work | Section 133 No. of outworkers in August list required by Section 133 (1) (c) | No. of cases of default in sending lists to the council | No. of prosecu-tions for failure to supply lists | No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises | Section 134 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notices served | Prosecu-tions | |||||
| Wearing apparel Making etc. cleaning and washing | 26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lace, lace curtains and nets | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Curtains and furniture hangings | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brass and brass articles | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Artificial flowers | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lampshaies | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 62 | - | - | - | - | - |
Table 27 Meteorology
Extract from records supplied by the Chief Engineer, Mogden Sewage Works
| Week ending | Barometer | Temperature (C°) | Days with rainfalI | Total rainfall (inches) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Highest | Lowest | Highest | Lowest | |||
| Jan | 3rd | 29.89 | 29.40 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 0.07 |
| 10th | 29.96 | 29.10 | 10.0 | 5.5 | 4 | 0.67 | |
| 17th | 29.90 | 28.98 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.38 | |
| 24th | 30.02 | 29.24 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.64 | |
| 31st | 30.11 | 29.35 | 10.0 | -1.5 | 7 | 0.60 | |
| Feb | 7th | 29.86 | 29.19 | 12.0 | -1.0 | 6 | 0.36 |
| 14th | 29.93 | 28.95 | 9.5 | -3.5 | 3 | 0.36 | |
| 21st | 29.99 | 29.47 | 12.0 | -2.0 | 6 | 0.61 | |
| 28th | 30.38 | 29.36 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.12 | |
| Mar | 7th | 30.21 | 28.90 | 9.5 | -4.2 | 4 | 0.54 |
| 14th | 30.20 | 29.54 | 8.0 | -3.5 | 2 | 0.56 | |
| 21st | 30.32 | 29.45 | 14.0 | 2.5 | 5 | 0.06 | |
| 28th | 30.04 | 29.70 | 12.0 | -1.5 | 5 | 0.56 | |
| April | 4th | 29.96 | 29.28 | 11.5 | -2.0 | 7 | 0.35 |
| 11th | 29.90 | 29.30 | 11.5 | -1.5 | 7 | 0.67 | |
| 18th | 30.20 | 29.36 | 16.0 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.60 | |
| 25th | 29.98 | 29.20 | 15.5 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.60 | |
| May | 2nd | 30.20 | 29.40 | 18.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.24 |
| 9th | 30.06 | 29.44 | 23.0 | 8.0 | 3 | 0.27 | |
| 16th | 30.05 | 29.56 | 20.0 | 7.5 | 5 | 0.56 | |
| 23rd | 30.39 | 29.71 | 21.5 | 6.0 | 2 | 0.01 | |
| 30th | 30.26 | 29.74 | 22.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0.06 | |