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

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Finchley 1935

[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.† RemediedReferred to H.M. Inspector.
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:*
Want of Cleanliness4849--
Want of Ventilation—•
Overcrowding-
Want of drainage of floors
Other Nuisances2221
Sanitary accommodationinsufficient11
unsuitable or defective2526--
not separate for sexes11-
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 arid Workshops Transfer of Powers Order, 1921)----
TOTALS9798--

*Including those specified in Sections 2,3,7, and 8 of the Factory and
Workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.
†Including defects standing over from the previous year.
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