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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
Southall-Norwood 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall-Norwood]
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REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK.
Compiled by Mr. T. A. Drew, C.R.S.I., Chief Sanitary Inspector.
Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces,
and Homework.
1.—INSPECTION
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FACTORIES) | 26 | 3 | — |
| (Including Factory Laundries). | |||
| WORKSHOPS | — | ... | |
| (Including Workshop Laundries). | 204 | ||
| WORKPLACES | — | — | |
| HOMEWORKERS' PREMISES | 26 | — | — |
| Total | 266 | 3 | _ |
II.—DEFECTS FOUND.
| Nuisances unler the Public Health Acts: — | Found. | Remedied. | Prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Want of Cleanliness | 13 | 13 | — |
| Want of Ventilation | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | — |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | 1 | 1 | — |
| Other Nuisances | 6 | 6 | |
| Sanitary Accommodations:— | |||
| Insufficient | — | — | — |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 1 | 1 | — |
| Not Separate for Sexes | 1 | 1 | — |
| Illegal Occupation of Underground Bakehouses (S. 101) | |||
| Breach of Special Sanitary Requirements for Bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100) | 2 | 2 | |
| Failure as regards List of Outworkers (S. 107) | — | - | — |
| Giving out work to be done on Premises which | are : — | ||
| Unwholesome (S. 105) | — | — | |
| Infected (S. 110) | — | — | - |
| Allowing Wearing Apparel to be made in Premises Infected by Scarlet Fever or Small-pox (S. 109) | _ | — | __ |
| Total | 25 | 25 |