[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Smethwick County Borough.
- Smethwick (Worcestershire, England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1925
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Smethwick County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector. Sanitary Administration. INSPBXTTION OF CANAL BOATS. The niiin1>er of bo#ts inspected was 64, as against 66 in the previous year. Commenting upon the condition of tlie boats and occupants, I have to report that in this particular, 9 were found to contravene the Acts and Regulations, viz. : — Certificate not produced ... ... ... 5 Overcrowding ... ... ... ... ... 2 Marking ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Painting ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Notices were served in respect of these infringements and all the requirements were complied with. No case of infectious disease occurred, and it was not found necessary to detain any boat for the pur¬ pose of cleansing. FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS. The visits paid to Factories and Workshops and work places numbered 113, and in addition 69 visits were paid to outworkers’ premises. Five notices were received from H.M. Inspector of Factories in respect of certain workshops and factories relative to limewashing and the provision of separate water closets. Special visits were ]3aid and the defects remedied. 1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS A WORKPLACES. iNci.t’DiNG Inspections M.\nB by S.\nit.\ry Inspectors or Insi’f.ctors of Nuisances. Number of Premises. (1) Inspections. (2) \Vi lUen Notices. (3) Proaeciilions. (4) Factories . (Including Factories Laundries) 19 4 — Workshops . (Including Workshop Laundriesi 94 3 — Workplaces (Other than Outworkers’ premises) — - — Total . 113 7 —](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30091172_0053.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
