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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Rural District]
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ANNUAL REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FACTORIES ACT, 1937
1. Inspections made by the Sanitary Inspector for the purposes of provisions as to health
| Particulars | Number of | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Prosecutions. | |||||
| Factories with mechanical power | 18 | 2 | — | ||||
| Factories without mechanical power | 10 | 1 | - | ||||
| Other premises | 1 | — | — | ||||
| Total | 29 | 3 | - | ||||
| 2. Defects Found | |||||||
| Particulars | Number of Defects | Number of offences in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted | |||||
| Found | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspector | |||||
| Want of Cleanliness | — | — | — | — | |||
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | |||
| Unreasonable temperature Inadequate ventilation | — | — | — | — | |||
| Ineffective drainage of floors | — | — | — | — | |||
| —Sanitary conveniences Insufficient | — | — | — | — | |||
| Unsuitable or defective | 2 | 2 | — | — | |||
| Not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | — | — | |||
| Other offences | 2 | — | 2 | — | |||
| Total | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | |||
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