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Barnes 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1908 for
the Urban District of Barnes
on the administration of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, in connection
with
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES, and
HOMEWORK.
1.- INSPECTION.
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices | Prosecutions. | |
| 34 | 3 | - | |
| 276 | 23 | - | |
| 67 | — | — | |
| Total | 377 | 26 | — |
2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector | |||
| Want of cleanliness | 21 | 21 | - | - | |
| Want of ventilation | - | - | - | - | |
| Overcrowding | - | — | - | - | |
| Want of drainage of floors | - | - | - | - | |
| Other nuisances | 5 | 5 | - | - | |
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | Sec. 22 of P.H.A.A.A., 1890, in force, 1 closet for 20 persons or less, of each sex. | |||
| unsuitable or defective not separate for sexes | |||||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | - | - | - | - | |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | - | - | - | - | |
| Other offences | — | — | — | - | |
| (Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report). | |||||
| Total | 26 | 26 | — | — | |