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Hornsey 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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table J.—FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
The following is a summary of the result of inspections made at Factories,
Workshops and Workplaces during the year, with a list of Outworkers' premises,
a copy of which has been forwarded to the Home Office, as required.
None of the Outworkers premises was found to be in an unwholesome condition.
| Premises. (1) | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Prosecutions. (4) | |
| Factories | 126 | 1 | 0 |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | 193 | 6 | 0 |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworkers'premises) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 319 | 0 | |
DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS & WORKPLACES.
| Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. (5) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4) | |||
| Want of cleanliuess | 29 | 29 | — | — | |
| Want of ventilation | - | - | — | — | |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | |
| Want of Drainage of floors | — | — | — | — | |
| Other nuisances | — | — | — | — | |
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| unsuitable or defective | 17 | 17 | — | - | |
| not separate for sexes | 5 | 5 | - | - | |
| illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | - | - | - | - | |
| Other offences | — | — | — | — | |
| (Excluding offences relating to outwork and offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921). | — | — | 5 | — | |
| Total | 52 | 62 | 5 | — | |
Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901,
as remediable under the Public Health Acts.