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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
Barnet 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Rural District]
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ANNUAL REPORT
On the Administration of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, in connection
with
Factories, Workshops, and Workplaces.
1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND
WORKPLACES,
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances
| Premises. (1) | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Prosecutions. (4) | |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | - | - | - |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | — | — | — |
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises) | - | - | - |
| Total | — | - | — |
2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND
WORKPLACES.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of offences in respect to which Prosecutions were | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred toH.M. Inspector. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (5) | ||
| - | - | ||||
| Want of Ventilation | — | — | — | — | |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Nuisances | — | — | — | — | |
| Sanitary Accommodation | (Insufficient | — | — | — | — |
| Unsuitable or Defective | — | — | — | — | |
| Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | |
| Illegal occupation of Underground Bakehouses (s. 101) | - | — | — | — | |
| Other Offences | — | — | — | — | |
| (Excluding offences relating to outwork and offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921.) | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | - | |