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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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2.—Defects Found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of offences in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied | Referred to H M. Inspector. | |||
| Nuisances under the Public | |||||
| Health Acts: | |||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 66 | 59 | ... | ... | |
| Want of Ventilation | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Want of drainage of floors | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other nuisances | 66 | 56 | ... | ... | |
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 3 | 1 | ... | ... |
| unsuitable or de | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| fective | 45 | 38 | ... | ... | |
| not separate for | |||||
| sexes | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Offences under the Factory | |||||
| and Workshop Acts: | |||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Offences | |||||
| (Excluding offences relating to outwork and offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers Order, 1921). | |||||
| Total | 181 | 154 | ... | ... | |
*Including those specified in Sections 2. 3, 7, and 8 of the Factory and
Workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.
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