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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
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2.— DEFECTS.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts* | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 40 | 40 | ||
| Want of Ventilation | ||||
| Overcrowding | ||||
| Want of Drainage of Floors | ||||
| Other Nuisances | 7 | 7 | ||
| Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | ||||
| Unsuitable or Defective | ||||
| Not separate for sexes | ||||
| Offences under the Factory and Workshops 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 | 47 | 47 | ||
| * Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts. | ||||