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Hornsey 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
FOR THE BOROUGH OF HORNSEY, FOR THE YEAR 1914
on the administration of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901,
in connection with
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES, AND
HOME WORK.

1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, & WORKPLACES, Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.

Premises.Number of
Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
Factories(Including Factory Laundries.)8900
Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries).719330
Workplaces(Other than Outworkers' premises included in Part 3 of this Report).2960
Total837390

2.—DEFECTS FOUND in FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, & WORKPLACES

Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
Found.Remedied.Referred to H. M. Inspector.
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:—
Want of cleanliness515100
Want of ventilation1100
Overcrowding0000
Want of drainage of floors1100
Other nuisances101000
† Sanitary accommodationinsufficient1100
unsuitable or defective222200
not separate for sexes1100
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:—
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101)0000
Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100)5600
Other offences(Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report)0000
Total929200
† Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1890, Part 3, adopted Oct., 1890.