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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 1967

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Table: TABLE 42SHOPS AND OFFICESVisits Under Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963

TABLE 42

SHOPS AND OFFICES

Visits Under Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963

Class of PremisesNumber of Registered Premises receiving a general inspectionTotal visits of all kinds to Registered Premises
Offices134387
Retail Shops247886
Wholesale Shops. Warehouses952
Catering Establishments open to public, Canteens743
Fuel Storage Depots23
3991,371
TABLE 43 FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS Inspections for Purposes of Provisions as to Health
PremisesNumber on RegisterInspectionsNumber of Written NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
(i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities5415--
(ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority7632892-
(iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding Outworkers' premises)4339--
8603432—
TABLE 44
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS Cases in which Defects were found
ParticularsNumber of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
FoundRemediedReferred
To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
Want of Cleanliness (S.1)98——-
Overcrowding (S.2)—————
Unreasonable temperature (S.3)-----
Inadequate ventilation (S.4)————-
Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6)-----
Sanitary Conveniences (S.7)-----
(a) Insufficient—----
(b) Unsuitable or defective1210-2-
(c) Not separate for sexes Other offences against the Act (not including-----
offences relating to Outworkers)2118—2—