London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Battersea 1909
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1909
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Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and
Homework.
1.—Inspection (including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances).
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 677 | 63 | - |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 1,951 | 186 | - |
| Workplaces | 1,236 | 146 | 1 |
| Total | 3,864 | 395 | 1 |
2.—Defects Found.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to h.m. Inspector. | |||
| Want of Cleanliness | 103 | 103 | - | NIL. | |
| Want of Ventilation | 7 | 7 | - | ||
| Overcrowding | 2 | 2 | - | ||
| Want of drainage of floors | 6 | 6 | - | ||
| Other nuisances | 179 | 179 | - | ||
| Sanitary accommodation | Insufficient | 13 | 13 | - | |
| Unsuitable or defective | 130 | 130 | - | ||
| Not separate for sexes | - | - | - | ||
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (Sec. 101) | - | - | - | ||
| Breach of Special Sanitary Requirements for Bakehouses (Secs. 97 to 100) | 14 | 14 | - | ||
| Other Offences (excluding Offences relating to Outwork which are included in Part 3 of this report) | - | - | - | ||
| Total | 454 | 454 | - | ||