Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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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 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Want of Ventilation | — | — | - | — |
Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
Want of Drainage of Floors | — | — | — | — |
Other Nuisances | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Sanitary Accommodation:— Insufficient | 7 | 7 | - | - |
Unsuitable or Defective | 12 | 12 | — | - |
Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | - |
Offences under the Factory and Workshops Acts:— Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse | - | - | - | - |
Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses | - | - | - | - |
Other Offences | 2 | 2 | — | - |
Total | 28 | 28 | — | - |
Homework.
Nature of Work. | Lists received from Employers | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending Lists. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sending once in the year. | Sending twice in the year. | ||||
Lists. | Workmen. | Lists. | Workmen. | ||
Making Wearing Apparel | 9 | 19 | 18 | 28 | 8 |
Boot-making | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — |
Brushes | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Cardboard Boxes | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Totals | 15 | 25 | 20 | 30 | 8 |
Five addresses of outworkers have been forwarded to other
districts.