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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 Urban District Council]
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FACTORIES, WORKS HOPS AMD WORKPLACES Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. Including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
| Premises. | Inspections | No. of written notices. | Prosecutions. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |
| Factories (including Factory laundries) | 23 | 2 | – | |
| Workshops (including Bakehouses and Workshop laundries) | 51 | 7 | _ | |
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises) | 2 | - | - | |
| Total. | 76 | 9 | - | |
| DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIFS, WOKIBHOPS AND WORKPLACES. | ||||
| Particulars. (1) | Number of Found. (2) | Dofec by Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4) | Number of Prosecutions. (5) |
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts. | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness. | 6 | 6 | – | - |
| Want of Ventilation. | - | - | - | - |
| Ov e r c r owd ing. | - | - | - | - |
| Want of Drainage of Floors. | - | - | – | - |
| Other Nuisances. | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Sanitary Accommodation. | ||||
| Insufficient. | - | — | - | – |
| Unsuitable or Defective | . 1 | 1 | - | |
| Not separate for sexes. | - | - | - | - |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Acts. | ||||
| 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 (Factory & Workshop Transfer of Powers) Order 19S1). | ||||
| Insufficient Fire Escape | – | _ | — | — |
| - | - | - | - | |
| Total. | 9 | 9 | – | - |