Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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New Ventilation Shaft provided 1
Fresh air inlet shafts repaired 9
Yards cleansed or repaired 7
Eaves Gutterings and Rainwater Pipes repaired 2
Floors repaired and/or cleansed 9
Dustbins provided 16
Workshops cleansed 45
Accumulations of refuse removed 7
Miscellaneous 20
Rag Flock Acts, 1911 and 1928.
A small quantity of rag flock is used in the district. The
supply of this material is obtained from manufacturers who
guarantee that it complies with the requirements of the
above Acts.
Rag Flock is not manufactured or sold in the district.
Offensive Trades.
The only trade under this heading which is carried on in
Finchley is that of a fish fryer, this business being established
at seven premises. Steps have been taken by periodical
visits to secure reasonable compliance with the bye-laws.
An application to establish the business of a fish fryer
at 22, Princes Parade, Ballards Lane, N.3, was refused.
Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.
Inspection of Meat in Slaughterhouses and in Shops.
The Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924, which came
into operation on the 1st April, 1925, are intended to secure
more adequate inspection of animals slaughtered for human
consumption and to improve the handling, transport and
distribution of meat.
It is not lawful for a person to slaughter an animal for
sale for human consumption unless he has, not less than
three hours before the time of slaughtering delivered to the
Local Authority a notice (which may be given orally) of
the intended slaughter. Written notice may, however, be
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