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 Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Factories and Workshops Act, 1901.
Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Total. | |
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III.—Domestic workshops inspected and | ||||||
measured | 61 | 26 | 91 | 24 | 59 | 261 |
Domestic workshops re-inspected... | 5 | 3 | 11 | .. | 6 | |
Workrooms found overcrowded | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
„ insufficiently ventilated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
,, in a dirty condition | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | |
Other nuisances | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Intimation notices served | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 9 |
Statutory notices served | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Legal proceedings | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Domestic workshops reported to H.M.Inspector on discovery | 24 | 14 | 39 | 12 | 26 | 115 |
IV.—Workplaces inspected | 60 | 37 | 100 | 12 | 65 | 274 |
,, re-inspected | 39 | 28 | 31 | 2 | 31 | 131 |
Workrooms inspected | 137 | 69 | 217 | 35 | 145 | 603 |
„ found overcrowded ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
„ insufficiently ventilated | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
,, in a dirty condition | 12 | 3 | 16 | .. | 5 | 37 |
Sanitary conveniences insufficient... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
„ „ unsuitable | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 6 |
„ „ not separate for sexes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other nuisances | 2 | 7 | 16 | .. | 6 | 32 |
Intimation notices served | 8 | 6 | 11 | .. | 7 | 32 |
Statutory notices served | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
Legal proceedings | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
V.—Home work | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Premises inspected | 30 | .. | 45 | .. | 19 | 116 |
,, re-inspected | 8 | .. | 21 | .. | 3 | 42 |
Workrooms found overcrowded | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
„ insufficiently ventilated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
„ in a dirty condition | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 9 |
Other nuisances | 3 | .. | 6 | .. | 2 | 11 |
Intimation notices served ... | 3 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 10 |
Statutory notices served | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Legal proceedings | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cases of infectious disease notified | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
Houses visited for inquiry and no workroom found | 57 | 28 | 89 | 16 | 67 | 257 |
Total number of premises visited | 543 | 284 | 811 | 592 | 2367 | |
„ ,, „ premises re-inspected | 70 | 67 | 194 | 28 | 141 | 500 |
„ „ „ intimation notices served | 28 | 11 | 35 | 6 | 36 | 116 |
complied with | 27 | 15 | 36 | 6 | 32 | 116 |
,, ,, „ statutory notices served | 6 | .. | 3 | .. | 5 | 14 |
a a a a a com-plied with | 6 | .. | 3 | .. | 5 | 14 |
» „ „ legal proceedings | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |