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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 1910
[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. | Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.—Factories inspected | 31 | 17 | 26 | 5 | 94 | 173 |
| ii re-inspected | 7 | 1 | 5 | ... | 4 | 18 |
| Sanitary conveniences insufficient | ... | ••• | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| ,, ,, unsuitable | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ „ not separate for sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| ,, ,, defective | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 5 |
| Other nuisances | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Intimation notices served | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | |
| Statutory notices served | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Legal proceedings | ... | ... | ••• | |||
| Nuisances referred to Medical Officer of Health | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| II.—Workshops inspected | 205 | 177 | 280 | 80 | 258 | 1000 |
| ,, re-inspected | ... | 24 | 39 | 6 | 27 | 141 |
| Workrooms inspected | 368 | 262 | 378 | 103 | 542 | 1653 |
| „ overcrowded | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| „ insufficiently ventilated | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| „ in a dirty condition | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 20 |
| Sanitary conveniences insufficient | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ „ unsuitable | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| ,, „ not separate for | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| „ ,, defective | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Other nuisances | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 25 |
| Intimation notices served | 14 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 47 |
| Statutory notices served | 1 | ... | 1 | |||
| Legal proceedings | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Number of workrooms measured | 22 | 18 | 27 | 3 | 11 | 81 |
| Number of workroom cards distributed | 32 | 17 | 41 | 4 | 18 | 112 |
| Workshops reported to H.M. Inspector on discovery | 9 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 49 | |
| Workshops reported by H.M. Inspector | 19 | 9 | 30 | 5 | 20 | 83 |
| III.—Domestic workshops inspected | 9 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 21 | 66 |
| ,, „ re-inspected | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | |
| Workrooms found overcrowded | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| ,, insufficiently ventilated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| „ in a dirty condition | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Other nuisances | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Intimation notices served | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Statutory notices served | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Legal proceedings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Domestic workshops reported to H.M. Inspector on discovery | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | 7 | |
| IV.—Workplaces inspected | 90 | 24 | 63 | 81 | 373 | |
| ,, re-inspected | 17 | ... | 14 | 12 | 1 | 44 |
| Workrooms inspected | 124 | 36 | 147 | 81 | 111 | 499 |
| ,, found overcrowded | ... | ... | ... | |||
| ,, insufficiently ventilated | ... | ... | ||||
| ,( in a dirty condition | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | 7 | |
| Sanitary conveniences insufficient | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, ,, unsuitable | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| „ if not separate for sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |