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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 1948
[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 | 153 | 70 | - | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by L.A. | 294 | 88 | 9 | - |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by L.A. (excluding outworkers' premises) | - | - | - | - |
| TOTALS | 447 | 158 | 9 | — |
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) | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (Sec. 6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary conveniences (Sec. 7)— | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 7 | 3 | - | 7 | - |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 4 | 1 | - | 4 | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 5 | 1 | - | 3 | - |
| TOTALS | 18 | 7 | - | 15 | - |