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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
Friern Barnet 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
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2—DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| nuisances under the public health Acts :—1 | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 4 | 4 | ||
| Want of Ventilation | ||||
| Overcrowding | ||||
| Want of Drainage of Floors | ||||
| Other Nuisances | ||||
| † Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | ||||
| Unsuitable or Defective | ||||
| Not separate for sexes | ||||
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:- | ||||
| Illegal occupation of Underground Bakehouse (s. 101) | ||||
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | ||||
| Other Offences | ||||
| (Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report.) | ||||
| Total | 4 | 4 | ||
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7, and 8 of the Factory and
Workshop Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts.
† For districts not in London state here whether Section 22 of the Public
Health Acts Amendment Act, 1890, has been adopted by the District
Council; and if so what standard of sufficiency and suitability of sanitary
accommodation for persons employed in factories and workshops has been
enforced.