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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
Finsbury 1912
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1912
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OTHER MATTERS.
| Matters notified to H. M. Inspector of Factories: — Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133) | 72 |
| Action taken in matters referred by H. M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Heath Acts but not under the Factory and Workshops Act (s. 5) | |
| Notified by H. M. Inspector | 17 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H. M. Inspector | 17 |
| Other | 48 |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101):— | |
| Certificates granted during the year | None |
| In use at the end of the year | 34 |
Bakehouses.—At the end of 1912 the total number of bakehouses
in the Borough was 60, of which 24 are above ground and
36 below ground. All the bakehouses are periodically inspected;
in 1912 the number of visits paid was 106. Notices for cleansing
and dilapidations were issued in 13 instances. These were all
complied with.
At one visit of inspection, the baker was found at his work
with arms and hands very dirty. The top of his flour bin was
greasy and filthy. He was cautioned.
Canal Boats Acts, 1877 to 1884.—During the year the
total number of boats inspected was 100. The Acts and Regulations
were contravened in four instances, and for this complaint
notes were sent to the owners requiring abatement within a specified
time.
The details of the contraventions are as follows :—
Boats being worked without registration
certificates 2
Cabin deck heads and sides leaking 2
These defects were all remedied within the times specified. No
legal proceedings were taken.