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Hornsey 1919
[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 1919
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.) | 162 | 0 | 0 |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries). | 525 | 12 | 0 |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' premises included in Part 3 of this Report). | 27 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 714 | 16 | 0 |
2.—DEFECTS FOUND in FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, & WORKPLACES
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied | Referred to H M. Inspector. | |||
| Want of cleanliness | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | |
| Want of ventilation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Overcrowding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Want of drainage of floors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other nuisances | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| †Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| unsuitable or defective | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| not separate for sexes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other offences (Excluding offences relating to out work which are included in Fart 3 of this Report) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 86 | 86 | 0 | 0 | |
† Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1890, Part 3; Adopted Oct., 1890.