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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

Fulham 1923

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1923

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Table: The following additional matters were dealt with by the District Inspectors:—

The following additional matters were dealt with by the District Inspectors:—

Ice-cream premises—
No. of inspections393
Other food places—
No. of inspections1,033
Smoke nuisances—
Complaints9
Observations122
Notices7
No. abated6

Table: Factory and Workshops Acts.—The following in-spections were made under the provisions of the above Acts during 1922:—

Factory and Workshops Acts.—The following in-spections were made under the provisions of the above Acts during 1922:—

Premises.Number of inspections.Number of notices served.
Factories26875
Workshops80878
Workplaces30027
Outworkers76332
Result of Notices for Factories and Workshops. Work clone.
Walls and ccilings cleanscd77
Foul w.c. pans cleansed38
W.c. seats repaired11
W.c. doors repaired12
Flushing apparatus repaired59
Vent of w.c. repaired5
Lavatory accommodation provided3

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Work of Female Inspector. The greater part of
the work under the Factory and Workshops Acts is
carried out by the Female Sanitary Inspector, Mrs.
Davies, who also inspects all the restaurant kitchens,
particulars of which have been given earlier in this
report. She also carried out the following work
during 1923:—

Table:

Visits.Notices Served.
To verminous cases8311
To infectious disease752
To dirty tenants282
Others44