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Chingford 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]

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1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND
WORKPLACES.

Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.

Premises. (i)Number of
Inspections (2)Written Notices. (3)Occupiers Prosecuted. (4)
Factories (Including Factory Laundries)203
Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries)8
Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' premises)
Total283

2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.

ParticularsNumber of Defects.No. of offences in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted.
FoundRemediedReferred to H.M. Inspector
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:-*
Want of cleanliness11--_
Want of ventilation--
Overcrowding11--
Want of drainage of floors--
Other nuisances--
Sanitary accommodationinsufficient11--_
unsuitable or defective--
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 Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921)
Total33

"Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop
Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.