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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
Heston and Isleworth 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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(C. 2.)
SANITARY WORK executed during the Year 1897.
| Schools. | Workshops and Work-places | Laundries. | Bakehouses. | Slaughter Houses. | Cow-sheds. | Dairies & Milkshops. | Unsound Food. | Adulter -ated Food. | Offensive Trades. | Mortuaries. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Number in District. | Periodical. Frequency, or Number of Inspections. | Number found defective. | Number in District. | Periodical, Frequency, or Number of Inspections. | Contraventions of Factory Acts. | Number in District. | Periodical, Frequency, or Number of Inspections. | Contraventions of Factory Acts, | Number in District. | Periodical, Frequency, or Number of Inspections. | Contraventions of Factory Acts. | Number on Register. | Periodical, Frequency, or Number of Inspections. | Contraventions of Bye-laws. | Number on Register. | Periodical, Frequency, or Number of Inspections. | Contraventions of Bye-laws. | Number on Register. | Periodical. Frequency, or Number of Inspections. | Contraventions of Bye-laws. | Premises Inspected. | Animals seized. | Articles or parcels seized. | Samples taken. | Found adulterated. | Number of premises in District. | Periodical, Frequency, or Number of Inspections. | Contraventions of Bye-laws. | Accommodation. | Number of bodies received. |
| 40 | 92 | 2 | 37 | 173 | 0 | 14 | 65 | 0 | 36 | 230 | 2 | 19 | 228 | 6 | 22 | 326 | 3 | 37 | 432 | 0 | 1270 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I still adhere to my remarks of last year that:—"A more frequent change of air appears to be needed in most of the Schools. the air generally being close and contaminated." | The health of the workers and the general sanitary condition of the shops has been fairly good. | Due attention is given by the proprietors to air space, ventilation, and cleansing. | The general state has been fairly satisfactory. One bakehouse has been repaired & ventilated._ | I am still of opinion that a bubiic abattoir is needed. | A new mortuary for Hounslow is nearly completed. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||