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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
Brent 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]
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Table 40
Bacteriological examination of milk, ice cream and water
| Dealers' premises | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasteurised | Untreated | Sterilised | |||||
| Samples | 65 | 3 | 12 | 80 | |||
| Satisfactory | 64 | 3 | 12 | 79 | |||
| Unsatisfactory | 1 | — | — | 1 | |||
| Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Total | |||
| 50 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 83 | |||
| Domestic supplies | Swimming pools | Paddling pool | Total | ||||
| Samples | 4 | 297 | 11 | 312 | |||
| Satisfactory | 4 | 293 | 11 | 308 | |||
| Unsatisfactory | — | 4 | — | 4 | |||
FACTORIES
Table41
On register and inspections
| No. on register | Inspections | Written notices | Occupiers prosecuted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factories in which sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by local authority | 79 | 86 | 1 | - |
| Factories not included above in which section 7 is enforced by the local authority | 875 | 1,724 | 63 | - |
| Other premises in which section 7 is enforced by the local authority (excluding outworkers premises) | 8 | 14 | - | - |
| Total | 962 | 1,824 | 64 | - |
Table 42
Defects found
| Found | Remedied | Referred | No. of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (sec. 1) | 35 | 32 | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding (sec. 2) | — | — | - | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (sec. 3) | — | — | - | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (sec. 4) | — | — | - | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (sec. 6) | — | — | - | — | - |
| Sanitary conveniences (sec. 7) | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 26 | 22 | - | - | - |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to outworkers) | — | — | - | - | - |
| Total | 64 | 57 | - | - | - |