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Finsbury 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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OFFENSIVE TRADES:
The following are licenced offensive trade premises -
(a) Messrs. Hanson, 187, Whitecross Street, E.C.l.
(b) Mossrs. F. & W. Warman, Ltd., 5, Eagle Court.
(c) Messrs. T. Kondon & Charterhouse Mows.
380 visits were made in res pect of these promises during the year
OUTWORKERS:
No. of Finsbury firms employing outworks at the end of 1942 143
Total number of cutworkers employed by Finsbury firms ... 1122
Number of outworkers residen in finsbury
FACTRIES ACT, 1937:
During the year 734 first visits and 205 re-visits were made to factories and 80 intimation notice were served requiring the remedy of defects found. The following is a summary of defocts found.
| PARTICULARS | NUMBER OF DEFECTS: | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| FACTORTES | FACTORIES (NON-POWER) | TOTAL | |
| Refuse accumulation | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Roof leaky | 1 | – | 1 |
| Ceiling broken | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Sanitary Conveniences – defetive | 14 | – | 14 |
| " " – dirty | 18 | 4 | 22 |
| " " – insufficient | 1 | – | 1 |
| " " – unlabelled | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| " " – with no artificial light | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| " " – unsuitable | 19 | 2 | 21 |
| Staircase dirty | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Insufficient ventilation of workrooms | – | 1 | 1 |
| Water fittings leaky | 1 | – | 1 |
| Workroom dirty | – | 4 | 4 |
| Yard walls dirty | 2 | – | 2 |
14 notices of complaint were received from the Home Office relating
to the following matters:-
Sanitary conveniencos dirty
7
Sanitary conveniences unscreened
5
Sanitary conveniences insufficiently
ventilnted
1
Sanitary convaniences cistern
defect
1
32 notices were sent to the Home Office regarding the following matters:-
Abstract absent
20
Now occupation, notification
12