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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES, LAUNDRIES,
AND HOMEWORK.
Including Inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors.
| Premises. | Inspections. | Notices. | Prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factories— | |||
| (Including Factory Laundries) | 11 | 1 | — |
| Workshops— | |||
| (Including Workshop Laundries) | 137 | 7 | — |
| Workplaces— | |||
| (Other than Outworkers' Premises) | 1085 | 4 | — |
| Total | 1233 | 12 | — |
| Particulars. | Found. | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspectr | Prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts— | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Want of Ventilation | — | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
| Want of Drainage of floors | — | — | — | — |
| Other Nuisances | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Sanitary Accommodation- | ||||
| Insufficient | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Not separate for Sexes | — | — | — | — |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Acts— | ||||
| Illegal Occupation of Under ground Bakehouse | - | - | - | - |
| Other offences (excluding offen ces relating to outwork and offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Fac tories and Workshops Trans fer of Powers) Order, 1921) | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 14 | 14 | — | — |