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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
Deptford 1902
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1902
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Outworkers, calling upon them to furnish the information as
required hy the statute.
The Workshops and the residences of the Outworkers are
periodically inspected and any matter requiring attention dealt
with.
The Workshops and the residences of the Outworkers are periodically inspected and any matter requiring attention dealt with.
| Workshops. | |
|---|---|
| * Number on Register | 246 |
| Inspected, Measured, &c. | 186 |
| Cleansed | 34 |
| Overcrowding abated | 10 |
| Water Closet accommodation provided | 2 |
| „ in connection with workroom abolished | 3 |
| „ cleansed | 11 |
| „ doors and seats repaired | 3 |
| „ water supply provided | 2 |
| „ ventilated | 1 |
| Drains amended and gully trap fixed | 1 |
| Dustbin provided | 1 |
| Dung accumulation removed | 1 |
| Laundry floor concreted | 1 |
| Complaints received | 4 |
The whole of the works required in amendment of defects have been carried out without the service of notices.
| Outworkers. | |
| Number on Register | 165 |
| „ of Inspections | 208 |
| „ of rooms cleansed | 21 |
| „ of floors cleansed | 1 |
| „ references from other boroughs | 253 |
| Factorles. | |
| Water closets and Urinal cleansed | 2 |
| „ door and seats repaired | 2 |
| „ water supply provided | 2 |
| „ abolished | 3 |