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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 1937
[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 whicn Prosecutions were instituted. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | † Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:* | |||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 59 | 62 | ... | ... | |
| Want of Ventilation | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Want of drainage of floors | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Nuisances | 35 | 32 | ... | ... | |
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 2 | 3 | ... | ... |
| unsuitable or defective not separate | 40 | 45 | ... | ... | |
| for sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 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) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| TOTALS | 138 | 144 | ... | ... | |
*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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