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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 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of workroom cards distributed | 8 | ... | 12 | ... | 3 | 23 |
| Workshops reported to H.M. Inspector on discovery | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Workshops reported by H.M. Inspector | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 |
| III.—Domestic workshops inspected and measured | 104 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 36 | 213 |
| Domestic workshops re-inspected | 54 | 26 | 32 | 6 | 23 | 141 |
| Workrooms found overcrowded | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| „ insufficiently ventilated | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| ,, in a dirty condition | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 53 |
| Other nuisances | 21 | ... | 9 | 4 | 18 | 52 |
| Intimation notices served | 18 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 50 |
| Statutory notices served | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Legal proceedings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Domestic workshops reported to H.M. Inspector on discovery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| IV.—Workplaces inspected | 235 | 103 | 143 | 48 | 96 | 625 |
| „ re-inspected | 87 | 37 | 64 | 30 | 44 | 262 |
| Workrooms inspected | 378 | 105 | 77 | 54 | 111 | 725 |
| ,, found overcrowded | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, insufficiently ventilated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ in a dirty condition | 18 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 55 |
| Sanitary conveniences insufficient | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 7 |
| „ ,, unsuitable | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| ,, ,, not separate for sexes | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Other nuisances | 44 | ... | 17 | 13 | 15 | 89 |
| Intimation notices served | 41 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 35 | 134 |
| Statutory notices served | 2 | ... | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| Legal proceedings | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| V.—Home work | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Premises inspected | 11 | 5 | 18 | ... | 3 | 37 |
| „ re-inspected | 2 | 4 | 9 | ... | 1 | 16 |
| Workrooms found overcrowded | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ insufficiently ventilated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ in a dirty condition | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Other nuisances | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Intimation notices served | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Statutory notices served | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Legal proceedings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cases of infectious diseases notified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Houses visited for inquiry and no workroom found | 6 | ... | 13 | ... | 3 | 22 |
| Total number of premises inspected | 703 | 294 | 389 | 107 | 356 | 1849 |
| „ „ re-inspected | 282 | 211 | 220 | 76 | 225 | 1014 |
| „ ,, „ intimation notices served | 97 | 19 | 65 | 33 | 121 | 335 |
| „ „ ,, intimation notices complied with | 89 | 19 | 64 | 33 | 121 | 326 |
| „ „ ,, statutory notices served | 7 | ... | 13 | 6 | 11 | 37 |
| „ „ ,, statutory notices complied with | 7 | ... | 13 | 6 | 10 | 36 |
| „ „ „ legal proceedings | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 |