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Barnes 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Annual Report for 1905 of the Medical Officer of Health for the
Urban District of Barnes
on the administration of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, in connection
with
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES'
AND HOMEWORK.
I.-INSPECTION.
Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Frosecutiors. | |
| 26 | 3 | — | |
| 200 | 23 | — | |
| 25 | — | ||
| 12 | — | ||
| Total | 263 | 27 | — |
2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
2-DEFECT FOUND
| Particulars. | Number of Defects | Number OF Prosecu tions. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Want of cleanliness | 12 | 12 | - | - | ||
| Want of ventilation | - | - | - | - | ||
| Overcrowding | 2 | 2 | - | - | ||
| Want of drainage of floors | 2 | 2 | - | - | ||
| Other nuisances | 11 | 11 | - | - | ||
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | - | - | - | - | |
| unsuitable or defective | - | - | - | |||
| not separate for sexes | - | - | - | - | ||
| - | - | - | - | |||
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100) | - | - | - | _- | ||
| Failure as regards lists of ou workers (S. 107; | - | - | - | - | ||
| Giving out work to be done in premises which are | unwholesome (S. 108) | - | ||||
| infected (S. 110) | - | - | - | - | ||
| Allowing wearing apparel to be made in premises infected by scarlet fever or smallpox (S 109) | - | - | - | - | ||
| Other offences | - | - | - | - | ||
| Total | 27 | 27 | - | - | ||