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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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HOUSING.
Housing Act, 1936.
Owing to the difficulty experienced by builders in obtaining
labour and necessary materials, the usual routine house-to-house
inspection in the Borough was again suspended during the year.
FACTORIES ACT, 1937
Inspections:
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections Made | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sees. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 149 | 88 | - | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by L.A. | 299 | 142 | 17 | - |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by L.A. (excluding outworkers' premises) | - | - | - | - |
| TOTALS | 448 | 230 | 17 | — |
Cases in which Defects were Found:
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M.I. | By H.M.I. | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (Sec. 1) | 8 | 4 | - | 6 | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (Sec. 6) | 1 | 1 | — | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (Sec. 7)— | |||||
| 4 | 2 | — | 3 | — | |
| 18 | 5 | - | 14 | - | |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| TOTALS | 33 | 14 | — | 23 | - |