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Southgate 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]

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FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 AND 1948 Details of Work Carried Out During the Year 1954

1. INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).

PremisesM/c. line No.Number on RegisterNumber ofM/c. line No.
InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted.
(i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities160747-1
(ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority216315913-2
(iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding out-workers' premises)3----3
Total22325320--

2. Cases in which DEFECTS were found. (If defects are discovered at the premises on 2, 3 or more separate occasions, they should be reckoned as 2, 3 or more cases).

ParticularsM/c. line No.No. of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were institutedM/c. line No.
FoundRemediedReferred
To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
Want of Cleanliness (S.1)41212---4
Overcrowding (S.2)5-----5
Unreasonable temperature (S.3)611-1-6
Inadequate ventilation (S.4)7-----7
Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6)8-----8
Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) (a) insufficient9-----9
(b) unsuitable or defective101919-3-10
(c) not separate for sexes1122---11
Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork)12-----12
Total603434-4-60