London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wood Green 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES,
AND HOMEWORK.
1.—Inspection.
Including Inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
| Premises. | Number of | Prosecutions. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Not ices. | ||
| Factories— | 1 | 1 | - |
| (Including Factory Laundries.. | |||
| Workshops— (Including Workshop Laundries) | 311 | 3 | — |
| Workplaces— (Other than Outworkers' premises, included in Part 3 of this report) | 163 | - | - |
| Total | 475 | 4 | — |
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied | Referred toH.M. Inspector | ||
| Notices under the Public Health Acts— | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Want of Ventilation | — | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | — | — | — | — |
| Other Nuisances | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | — | — | — | — |
| Defective | - | —- | — | - |
| Not separate for Sexes | — | — | — | - |
| Offence under the Factory and Workshop Act— | ||||
| Illegal Occupation of Under -ground Bakehouse (s. 101) | - | - | - | - |
| Breach of Special Sanitary Requirements for Bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Other Offences (excluding Offences relating to Outwork which are included in part 3 of this Report) | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 7 | 7 | — | — |