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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
Hendon 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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1. INSPECTION.
Including Inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | 51 | 12 | |
| Workshops | 139 | 41 | Nil |
| Workplaces | Nil | Nil | |
| Total | 190 | 63 | |
2. DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Delects. | No of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to h.M. Inspector. | ||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts* — | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 27 | 8 | ... | ... |
| Want of ventilation | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Want of drainage of floors | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other nuisances | 40 | 34 | ... | ... |
| Sanitary insufficient | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| accommo- unsuitable or defective | 20 | 20 | ... | ... |
| dation not separate for sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Acts— | ||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss 97 to 1001 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other offences— | ||||
| (Excluding offences relating to out-work which are included in part 3 of this Report). | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 90 | 65 | ... | ... |
The defects found, and which are not shewn as remedied,
are now in hand.