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Barnet 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]
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REPORT OP THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR THE YEAR 1925.
FOR THE URBAN DISTRICT OF BARNET.
on the administration of the Factory end Workshop Act, 1901, in
with
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
1. Inspeotion of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances,
| Promises. (1) | Inspections. (2) | Number of Writen Notices. (3) | Prosecutions. (4) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 21 | 4 | — | |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 54 | 9 | - | |
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premise) | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total. | 77 | 15 | 1 | |
2. DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
| Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4) | Number of Prosecutions. (5) | |
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:- Want of Cleanliness. | 4 | 4 | - 1 | - |
| Went of Ventilation. | - | - | - | - |
| Overcrowding. | - | - | - | - |
| Want of Drainage of floors. | - | - | - | - |
| Other nuisances. | 9 | 9 | - | 1 |
| Sanitary accommodation. insufficient. | - | - | - | - |
| Unsuitable or defective. | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Not separate for sexes. | - | - | - | - |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Acts:- | ||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101). | - | - | - | - |
| Other offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork and offences under the sections mentioned in the schedule to the Ministry of Heal (Factories & Workshops Transfer Powers) Order 1921. | - | - | - | - |
| Total. | 15 | 15 | - | 1 |