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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
Wood Green 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES, LAUNDRIES.
AND HOMEWORK.
Including Inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors.
| Premises. | Inspections. | Notices. | Prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factories— | |||
| (Including Factory Laundries) | 6 | 2 | - |
| Workshops— (Including Workshop Laundries) | 138 | 6 | - |
| Workplaces— (Other than Outworkers' Premises) | 1037 | 2 | - |
| Total | 1181 | 10 | - |
| Particulars. | Found. | Remedied | Referred to H.M. Inspectr | Prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts— | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Want of Ventilation | — | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — |
| Want of Drainage of floors | — | — | — | — |
| Other Nuisances | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | — | — | — | — |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Not separate for Sexes | — | — | — | — |
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Acts— | ||||
| Illegal Occupation of Underground Bakehouse | ||||
| Other offences (excluding offen-oes 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 | 10 | 10 | — | — |