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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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1. INSPECTION.
I ncluding I nspections made by the S anitary I nspectors
| Premises. | Number of | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |||||
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries). | 11 | 1 letter | ... | ||||
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | 388 | 32 letters | ... | ||||
| Total | 399 | 33 | ... | ||||
2. DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Detects. | No. of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts*— | |||||
| Want of cleanliness | 19 | 19 | ... | ... | |
| Want of ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Want of drainage of floors | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other nuisances | 18 | 18 | ... | ... | |
| †Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| unsuitable or defective | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| not separate for sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 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) | 17 | 13 | ... | ... | |
| Other offences— | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (Excluding offences relating to out-work which are included in part 3 of this Report). | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Total | 57 | 53 | ... | ... | |
Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the
Factory and Workshop Act as remediable under the Public
Health Act.
† Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1890, Part 3, adopted
October, 1890.