Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the Borough of Lewisham and report of the Public Analyst for the year 1909
This page requires JavaScript
The following is a summary of the work done:— Factory and Workshop Act.—
Miss Jones. | Miss Stevens. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|
To Factories | 19 | 27 | 46 |
„ Workshops | 272 | 367 | 639 |
„ Workplaces | 96 | 103 | 199 |
„ Laundries | 137 | 148 | 285 |
„ Outworkers' homes | 138 | 141 | 279 |
Infectious Diseases.— | |||
To Phthisis homes | 214 | 100 | 314 |
52 | 47 | 99 | |
„ Chicken-pox | 31 | 52 | 83 |
„ Measles | 80 | 81 | 161 |
„ Puerperal fever | 3 | 11 | 14 |
„ School Notifications | 328 | 287 | 615 |
Other Visits.— | |||
On complaint from residents | 38 | 15 | 53 |
To Selected homes from which births were registered | 480 | 433 | 913 |
Investigations re Infant mortality | 82 | 98 | 180 |
To Schools | 75 | 82 | 157 |
Re-visits and re-inspections | 343 | 218 | 561 |
Miscellaneous inquiries | 36 | 19 | 55 |
Total | 2424 | 2229 | 4653 |
Nuisances, Defects, &c.— | |||
Abstract not affixed in workshops | 26 | 39 | 65 |
Overcrowding of Workshops | 4 | 7 | 11 |
Other nuisances in workshops, &c. | 33 | 45 | 78 |
Total number of nuisances found | 186 | 146 | 332 |
Notices, &c.— | |||
Intimation notices served | 133 | 122 | 255 |
Statutory notices served | 41 | 21 | 62 |
Verbal notices complied with | 17 | 15 | 32 |
Referred to District Inspector | 9 | 3 | 12 |