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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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I.—Inspection.
Including Inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
| Premises. | Number of | Prosecutions. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | ||
| Factories— (Including Faclorv Laundries | — | — | — |
| Workshops— (Including Workshop Laundries) Workplaces— (Other than Outworkers' prem -ises, included in Part 3 of this report) | 358 | 14 | — |
| 276 | — | — | |
| Total | 634 | 14 | — |
2.—Defects Found.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | ||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts— | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 7 | 7 | — | — |
| Want of Ventilation | — | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | — | — | — | — |
| Other Nuisances | — | — | — | |
| Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient. | — | — | — | — |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Not separate for Sexes | — | — | — | — |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act— | — | |||
| Illegal Occupation of Under -ground Bakehouse (s. 101) | — | — | — | — |
| Breach of Special Sanitary Requirements for Bake houses (ss. 97 to 100) | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Other Offences (excluding Offences relating to Out Work which are included in part 3 of this Report) | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 14 | 14 | — | — |