London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Finchley 1907

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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1. INSPECTION.

Including Inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors.

Premises.Number of
Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
Factories (Including Factory Laundries).133...
Workshops and Workplaces (Including Workshop Laundries).2525...
Total2658...

2. DEFECTS FOUND.

Particulars.Number of Defects.No. of Prosecutions.
Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts1
Want of cleanliness99......
Want of ventilation............
Overcrowding............
Want of drainage of floors............
Other nuisances1010......
†Sanitary accommodationinsufficient............
unsuitable or defective1111......
not separate for sexes11......
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act —
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S101)............
Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100)66......
Other offences —
(Excluding offences relating to out-work which are included in part 3 of this Report)............
Total3737......

* Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory
and Workshop Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts.
† Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1890, Part 3, adopted
October, 1890.