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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
Enfield 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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FACTORY AND WORKSHOPS ACTS, 1901 AND 1907.
A register of all workshops is kept, and at the end of 1923 there
were 89 workshops, 31 workplaces, 2 laundries, and 55 bakehouses
registered.
The following tables give details of the work done in connection with these places:—
Inspections.
| Premises. | Number of | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | ||
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 111 | — | — | |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 151 | — | — | |
| Workplaces | 67 | — | — | |
| Bakehouses | 181 | — | — | |
| Total | 510 | — | — | |
Defects Found.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 4 | 4 | _ | — |
| Want of Ventilation | _ | _ | — | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | — | — | — | |
| Other Nuisances | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sanitary Accommodation:— | ||||
| Insufficient | _ | _ | _ | — |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 4 | 4 | _ | — |
| Not separate for'sexes | — | — | — | — |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshops Acts:— | ||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse | — | — | — | — |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses | 32 | 32 | — | — |
| Other Offences | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 41 | 41 | — | — |