[Report 1924] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough.

  • Darlington (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1924
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Credit: [Report 1924] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Factories and Workshops.—The number of Workshops, in- cluding Bakehouses, on the Register at the 31st December, 1924,, was 421, and the number of Factories 155. The whole of the above have been regularly inspected and the following is a list of the defects found and dealt with:— FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS. Found Remedied Sanitary Accommodation— InsulFicient 1 1 No ventilated space between W.C. and work- place ••• ••• ••• 6 2 Unsuitable or Defective <S i Not se])arate for sexes 3 3 Not separate approach 1 1 Want of Cleanliness ... 20 IS Structural Defects ... 3 *2 Yard and W.C. drains stopped up and defective 5 .5 No provision of escape in case of Fire 1 1 Gas stove not provided with proper outlet pipe... 1 1 Total 49 41 Ten notices of defects to be dealt with under the Public Health Acts were received from the Factory Inspector, and in each case the premises were inspected, notices served where necessary, and the defects in all cases remedied. Outworkers.—During the year I received 9 lists containing the names of 10 Outworkers, and the premises of such Outworkers were also inspected. Food and Drugs.—During the year 109 samples were taken for analvsis as follows:— */ New Milk ... ... ... ••• ••• Drugs—Provisions, etc. ... ... ... .)0 Cream ... ... ... ... ... ... 1