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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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III.- OTHER MATTERS.
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspectors of Factories:— | Number. |
|---|---|
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshops Act (S. £33) Action taken in matters referred by H M Inspectors as remedial under | — |
| the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory Act (S. 5) | 3 |
| Notified by H.M. Inspector | 3 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 3 |
| Other | — |
| Underground Bakehouses (S. 101):— | |
| In use during 1914 | — |
| Homework :— | |
| Lists received 17 17 | — |
| Addresses of Outworkers: — | |
| Forwarded to other Authorities— 7 | — |
| Received from other Authorities— 17 | — |
| Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending Lists — 3 | — |
| Other. | |
| Notices Prohibiting Homework in Unwholesome Premises (S. 108) | |
| Cases of Infectious Disease notified in Homeworkers' Premises.— | |
| Orders Prohibiting Homework in Infected Premises (S. no) — | |
| Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of 1913:— | |
| Workshops and Workplaces (2)- | 51 |
| Laundries— | 5 |
| Bakehouses— | 11 |
| Domestic Workshops— | 4 |
| Total Number of Workshops on Register | 71 |
| inspections:— | |
| Number of Premises Inspected on Complaint | 108 |
| ,, „ „ in connection with Infectious Disease | 171 |
| Number of Premises under Periodical Inspection | 51 |
| „ ,, Houses inspected from House to House | 279 |
| Total number of Inspections | 3.834 |
| Notices:— | |
| Number of Cautionary Notices served, P.H. Act | 143 |
| „ „ Statutory Orders issued, H.T.P. Act, 1909 | 407 |
| ., „ Summonses served | — |
| „ ,, Convictions obtained | — |
| Dwelling Houses:— | |
| Number of Houses found to be in a state dangerous or | |
| injurious to Health (Section 17I | 75 |
| „ „ closed as Unfit for Habitation, H.W.C. Act | - |
| „ „ made Habitable without Closing Orders | 75 |
| „ „ demolished | - |
| „ „ illegal Underground Dwellings vacated | —- |