Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Work of Lady Sanitary Inspector.
Poplar. | Bote and Bromley. | Totals. | |
---|---|---|---|
Workshops, Workplaces, Laundries, etc., Number of, on the Register | 45 | 87 | 132 |
Workshops, Number of Workrooms therein | 52 | 96 | 148 |
„ Number of Inspections of | 18 | 86 | 104 |
,, Number of Reinspections of | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Workrooms, Number of Inspections of | 7 | 37 | 44 |
,, found to be overcrowded | – | – | – |
,, found to be insufficiently ventilated | – | 2 | 2 |
,, found to be in dirty condition | – | – | – |
Workshops, etc., newly discovered and registered | 4 | 3 | 7 |
,, Workrooms therein measured | – | – | – |
,, Reported to H.M. Inspector on discovery | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Factories, Number visited | 20 | 76 | 96 |
,, W. C.'s dirty, insufficient, etc. | 3 | 11 | 14 |
Outworkers' premises visited | 135 | 776 | 911 |
Written Intimations served and instances reported | 6 | 28 | 34 |
Statutory Notices served | – | – | – |
Final Notices served | – | – | – |
Works carried out under supervision:— (a) Additional means of ventilation provided | – | – | – |
(b) Rooms cleansed and whitewashed | – | – | – |
(c) Yards, floors, roofs, etc., repaired | – | – | – |
2 | 9 | 11 | |
(e) Dampness remedied | – | – | – |
(f) Sink waste pipes renewed, etc. | – | – | – |
– | – | – | |
Overcrowding of Workrooms, Cases abated | – | – | – |
Miscellaneous Visits (including visits to Council Houses] | 412 | 186 | 598 |
Visits re Verminous Children | 13 | 8 | 21 |
,, Scabies | 43 | 33 | 76 |
„ Outworkers' Lists | 8 | 7 | 15 |
,, Suspected Infectious Disease | 183 | 85 | 268 |
Eye Infections | 15 | 6 | 21 |
Visits to Schools | 25 | 22 | 47 |
,, cases of chickenpox | – | – | – |
,, re smallpox contacts | 6 | 39 | 45 |
Factory and workshop inspections, 196; fair condition, 175; removed or
discontinued. 2; required cleansing, 5; sanitary conveniences defective or
insufficient, 14.