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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
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FACTORIES.
REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH REQUIRED
BY SECTION 128(3) OF THE FACTORIES ACT 1937.
1. Inspections for the purpose of provisions as to health.
| Premises. | No. on Reg. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections . | Written Notices. | Occupiers Prosecuted. | ||
| (l) Factories in which Sections 1,2,3,4,& 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities. | 22 | 28 | 1 | - |
| (2) Factories not included in (l) in which Sec.7 is enforced by the Local Authority. | 67 | 101 | 5 | - |
| (3) Other premises in which Sec.7 is enforced by the Local Authority. | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 89 | 129 | 6 | - |
2. Cases in which defects were found.
| Particulars. | No. of cases in which defects were found. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred | Prosecutions. | ||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Sanitary conveniences . | |||||
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Other offences against the Act | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Total | 8 | 8 | — | 2 | — |
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