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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
Wandsworth 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE LX.
Summary of Work under the Factory and Workshops Act, 1901.
| Dressmakers. | Laundries. | Miscellaneous. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workshops, number visited and inspected | 28 | 104 | 348 | 480 |
| Workshops, number of, re-inspected | 30 | 131 | 418 | 579 |
| Workrooms, number of, inspected | 43 | 254 | 460 | 757 |
| Workrooms found to be overcrowded | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 |
| Workrooms found to be insufficiently ventilated | .. | .. | 15 | 15 |
| Workrooms found to be in a dirty condition | 5 | 45 | 57 | 107 |
| Workshops, &c., newly discovered and registered | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 |
| Workshops, workrooms therein measured | 19 | 97 | 115 | 231 |
| Workshops reported to H.M. Inspector on discovery | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Workshops reported by H M. Inspector | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
| Workshops removed from register | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
| Written Intimation and Statutory Notices issued | 13 | 43 | 100 | 156 |
| Works carried out under supervision :— | ||||
| (a) Additional means of ventilation provided | .. | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| (b) Rooms cleansed and whitewashed | 5 | 110 | 58 | 73 |
| (c) Yards, floors, roofs, &c. repaired | 2 | 27 | 25 | 54 |
| (d) Sanitary conveniences, dirty, ill lighted, or defective in water supply | 8 | 29 | 35 | 72 |
| e) Dustbins wanting or defective | .. | 1 | 6 | 77 |
| (/) Miscellaneous defects remedied | 1 | 8 | 14 | 23 |
| Nuisances referred to Medical Officer of Health | .. | 5 | 22 | 27 |