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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
Finchley 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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1. INSPECTION.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries). | 26 | 1 letter | ... |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries). | 285 | 13 letters | ... |
| Total | 311 | 16 | ... |
2. DEFECTS FOUND
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | No. of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts* — | |||||
| Want of cleanliness | 26 | 26 | ... | ... | |
| Want of ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Want of drainage of floors | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other nuisances | 29 | 29 | ... | ... | |
| †Sanitary accommo-dation | insufficient | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| unsuitable or defective | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | |
| not separate for sexes | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act— | |||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100; | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | |
| Other offences— | |||||
| (Excluding offences relating to out-work which are included in part 3 of this Report) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Total | 79 | 78 | ... | ... | |
*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.