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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 1936
[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 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | — | — |
| Other Nuisances | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Accommodation:— | ||||
| Insufficient | 10 | 9 | 1 | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 12 | 12 | — | — |
| Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshops Acts:— | ||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouses | - | - | - | - |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses | - | - | - | - |
| Other offences | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 25 | 24 | 1 | — |
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. | Work-men. | Lists. | Work-men. | ||
| Fancy Paper Goods | 1 | 61 | - | - | - |
| Badges | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Making Wearing Apparel | 15 | 24 | 18 | 28 | 8 |
| Boot-making | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Toys | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Cardboard Boxes | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| Artificial Flowers | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 22 | 94 | 22 | 32 | 8 |
Five addresses of outworkers have been forwarded to other
Districts.