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Edmonton 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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Public Convenience.
A new convenience at the junction of Church Street and the
Cambridge arterial road was opened on April 4th.
Provision is being made to have another one at Weir Hall, and it is
hoped that it will be possible to provide a third in the vicinity of Tramway
Avenue in the northern part of the district.
Fouling of Footpaths by Dogs.
This is a nuisance which has increased largely of late, due to the
large number of greyhounds kept by folk living in the area. The highly
nitrogenised diet which these dogs have creates a most abominable state
of affairs, and a suitable bye-law to deal with the nuisance is urgently
required.
FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACTS.

The following work has been carried out under these Acts:— 1.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.

PremisesNumber of
InspectionsWritten NoticesProsecutions
Factories (including Factory Laundries)1495..
Workshops (including Workshop Laundries)53i..
Workplaces (other than Outworkers' Premises)....••
Totals2026••

2.—Defects found in the above.

ParticularsNumber of DefectsNo. of Prosecutions
FoundRemediedReferred to H.M. Inspector
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts—
Want of cleanliness66....
Want of vantilation12....
Overcrowding........
Want of drainage of floors........
Other Nuisances1314....
Sanitary AccommodationInsufficient23....
Unsuitable or defective2626....
Not separate for sexes1......
Offences under the F. & W. Acts—
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses........
Other Offences........
Total4951....