London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness (S.1) | 25 | 21 | - | 1 | - |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7)— | |||||
| (a) Insufficient | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 7 | 7 | - | 2 | - |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | — | — | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 38 | 32 | - | 5 | - |
The total number of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces
on the Register is 371.
The trades carried on at the respective premises are as follows:
Bakehouses 30
Boot Repairers 31
Builders' Workshops 20
Cycle Makers or Repairers 6
Farriers and Blacksmiths 3
General Engineers and Motor Engineers 66
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