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East Barnet Valley 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Barnet]
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Annual Report of Medical Officer of Health for 1925
for the Urban District of East Barnet Valley, on the administration of the Factory and
Workshop Act, 1901, in connection with
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES AND HOMEWORK.
I.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
I.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| FACTORIES (Including Factory Laundries) | 15 | 1 | — |
| WORKSHOPS (Including Workshop Laundries) | 97 | 1 | — |
| WORKPLACES | 18 | 3 | — |
| TOTAL | 130 | 5 | — |
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| NUISANCES UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACTS- | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 1 | 1 | ||
| Want of ventilation | ||||
| Overcrowding | ||||
| Want of drainage of floors | ||||
| Other nuisances Sanitary accomodation | Defective drains | 1 | 1 | |
| Animals kept | ||||
| insufficient | ||||
| unsuitable or defective | ||||
| not separate for sexes | ||||
| OFFENCES UNDER THE FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT— | ||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101) | ||||
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100) Other offences | ||||
| (Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | ||||
| TOTAL | 2 | 2 | ||
| Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act, as remediable under the Public Health Acts. | ||||