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 London County Council]
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TABLE SHOWING PROCEEDINGS OF LONDON SANITARY AUTHORITIES UNDER THE FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901.
Premises, Particulars, Class, 4c. | City of London | Battersea. | Bermondsey. | Bethnal Green, i | Camberwell. | Chelsea. | Deptford. | Finsbury. | Fulham. | Greenwich. | Hackney. | Hammersmith. | Hampstead. | Holborn. | Islington. | Kensington. | Lambeth. | Lewisham. | Paddinglon. | Poplar. | St; Marylebone | St. Pancras. | Shoreditch. | Southwark. | Stepney. | Stoke Newington. | Wandsworth. | City of Westminster. | Woolwich. | |||
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1. Inspections. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fa00000ctories (including factory laundries) | 3,938 | 677 | 37 | 169 | 252 | 7 | 109 | 973 | 77 | 89 | 51 | 626 | 73 | 123 | 447 | 94 | 26 | 154 | 210 | 94 | 13 | 129 | 192 | 104 | 76 | 33 | 817 | 30 | 55 | |||
Workshops (including workshop laundries) | 5,166 | 1,951 | 63 | 5,415 | 2,717 | 1,063 | 404 | 1,729 | 723 | 332 | 2,544 | 1,399 | 663 | 1,100 | 1,820 | 3,313 | 839 | 1,803 | 2,020 | 1,416 | 2,005 | 1,122 | 3,802 | 1,717 | 4,242 | 176 | 3,366 | 2,975 | 238 | |||
Workplaces (other than outworkers' premises) | 744 | 1,236 | 97* | 1,072 | 837 | 169 | 609* | 234 | 178* | _* | 542 | 365 | 2,129 | 1,133 | 49* | 104 | 392 | 50* | 1,524 | 259 | 219 | 710 | 2,188 | 73* | 16* | 1,902 | 1,460 | 85 | ||||
Total (Inspections) | 9.848 | 3,864 | 197* | 6.656 | 3,806 | 1,070* | 682 | 3,311* | l,034 | 599* | 2,595* | 2.567 | 1,101 | 3,352 | 3,400 | 3,456* | 969 | 2,349 | 2,280* | 3,034 | 2,277 | 1,470 | 4,704 | 4,009 | 4,391* | 225* | 6,085 | 4,465 | 378 | |||
2. Defects Found. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Want of cleanliness | 899 | 103 | 12 | 512 | 47 | 30 | 173 | 166 | 52 | 105 | 194 | 97 | 19 | 104 | 425 | 166 | 158 | 150 | 22 | 493 | 141 | 92 | 287 | 739 | 808 | 24 | 958 | 55 | ||||
Want of ventilation | 119 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 40 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 21 | 2 | 1 | — | 12 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 103 | 277 | 27 | ||||||||
Overcrowding | 18 | 2 | — | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 20 | 1 | ||||||||
Want of drainage of floors | 1 | 6 | 1 | _ | 11 | 1 | _ | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | — | — | 99 | 26 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Other nuisances .. | 1,423 | 179 | 55 | 493 | 45 | 12 | 63 | 454 | 8 | 31 | 137 | 127 | 28 | 216 | 511 | 72 | 158 | 59 | 1 | 230 | 71 | 10 | 53 | 347 | 36 | 311 | 719 | 37 | ||||
Sanitary accommodation | (Insufficient | 42 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | — | _ | 33 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 20 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 13 | 8 | 50 | 31 | 12 | ||||||
| Unsuitable | 2,343 | 130 | 17 | 95 | 47 | 2 | 57 | 251 | 13 | 15 | 121 | 23 | 9 | 107 | 603 | 96 | 288 | 61 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 43 | 47 | 99 | 155 | 667 | |||||
( Not separate for sexes | 46 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 17 | - | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 5 | 4U | — | ||||||||||||||||
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (ss. 97-100) | — | 14 | 3 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | 84 | — | 9 | — | 8 | — | 10 | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | 19 | — | 6 | — | — | |||
Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork) | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Total (defects found) | 4,891 | 454 | 101 | 1.130 | 167 | 54 | 298 | 967 | 84 | 177 | 530 | 354 | 82 | 463 | 1,750 | 432 | 618 | 298 | 38 | 752 | 266 | 163 | 403 | l,704† | 1,518 | 92 | 745 | 2,855 | 136 | |||
3. Homework. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Keceived twice in the year from employers | Number of Lists | 1,416 | 94 | 78 | 180 | 150 | 81 | 84 | 264 | 28 | 22 | 384 | 48 | 126 | 128 | 616 | 144 | 34 | 74 | 146 | 134 | 134 | ||||||||||
Outworkers C. | 2,953 | 72 | 22 | 72 | 150 | 16 | 599 | 22 | 62 | 113 | 93 | 524 | 155 | 8 | — | — | 105 | 14 | 51 | 57 | — | 56 | — | |||||||||
correspond-ing thereto W. | 13,115 | 368 | 729 | 2,926 | 1,493 | 648 | 515 | 4,570 | 74 | 174 | 4,395 | 85 | 289 | 682 | 3,688 | 851 | 351 | 208 | 669 | 2,436 | 1,910 | 174 | 1,650 | 1,356 | 3,732 | 255 | 612 | 8,364 | 393 | |||
Number of Lists | 99 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 25 | 16 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 19 | |||||||
Outworkers. | 99 | _ | _ | 9 | 25 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Corresponding thereto 1 | 466 | 19 | 137 | 159 | 190 | 3 | 7 | 278 | 9 | 21 | 210 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 74 | 21 | 181 | 34 | 47 | 54 | 16 | 62 | 113 | 25 | 54 | 22 | 13 | 146 | 114 | |||
Number of addresses of outworkers received from other Councils | 234 | 373 | 594 | 3,599 | 1,576 | 111 | 355 | 899 | 316 | 182 | 3,230 | 283 | 32 | 285 | 2,974 | 314 | 924 | 241 | 309 | 1,726 | 1,302 | 900 | 2,958 | 1,096 | 7,364 | 663 | 370 | 511 | 62 | |||
Number of addresses of outworkers forwarded to other Councils | 16,193 | 215 | 291 | 1,463 | 451 | 550 | 287 | 4,799 | 36 | 81 | 2,168 | 110 | 363 | 486 | 1,204 | 869 | 274 | 95 | 426 | 1,292 | 1,420 | 156 | 1,380 | 739 | 1,529 | 155 | 334 | 3,402 | 80 | |||
Prosecutions -! t | Failing to keep lists or permit inspection thereof | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Failing to send lists | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Number of inspections of outworkers' premises | 277 | 809 | 1,191 | 13,351 | 1,098 | 119 | 286 | 58 | 382 | 288 | 875 | 147 | 73 | 188 | 1,207 | 283 | 580 | 370 | 367 | 2,028 | 278 | 28 | 2,325 | 860 | — | 446 | 1,039 | 275 | ||||
Outwork in unwhole-some premises (s. 108) | Instances | — | 78 | 108 | — | 37 | 2 | _ | _ | 25 | 25 | — | 7 | — | — | 137 | 8 | — | 5 | — | — | —1 | — | 177 | — | 498 | — | 39 | 392 | 14 | ||
Notices served | — | 76 | 108 | — | 14 | 2 | — | — | 25 | 25 | — | 7 | — | — | 66 | 8 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 177 | — | — | 437 | ||||||
Prosecutions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |||||||||
Outwork in infected premises (ss. 109, 110) | Instances | — | 5 | _ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | _ | — | — | 30 | 10 | 4 | — | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Orders made (s. 110) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
Prosecutions (ss.109, 110) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
4. Workshops. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bakehouses § | 28 | 78 | 97 | 89 | 159 | 34 | 60 | 69 | 66 | 110 | 61 | 35 | 31 | 241 | 98 | 214 | 93 | 65 | 97 | 78 | 133 | 73 | 107 | 172 | 27 | 140 | 84 | 58 | ||||
Laundries | 39 | 40 | 1,993 | 81 | 16 | 10 | 2,023 | 62 | 19 | 103 | 198 | 10 | 11 | 128 | 188 | 126 | 69 | 58 | 18 | 3,098 | 74 | 27 | 58 | 27 | 165 | 150 | 49 | 18 | ||||
Other workshops | 413 | 652 | 1,4536 | 448 | 183 | 166 | 365 | 153a | 948 | 540 | 517 | 1,060 | 1,401 | 1,382 | 897a | 466 | 1,004 | 388 | 2,294 | 2,604 | 1,367 | 2,691 | 163a | |||||||||
Total (number of workshops on the Register) | 2,036 | 530 | 789 | 2,082 | 1,6936 | 498 | 266 | 2,0996 | 496 | 238a | 1,161 | 799 | 562 | 1,102 | 1,770 | 1,668 | 1,237a | 628 | 1,127 | 503 | 3,176a | 1,849 | 1,299 | 2,459 | 2,803 | 192 | 1,657 | 2,824 | 239a | |||
5. Other Matters. | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Failure to affix abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133) | 90 | 67 | — | 36 | 38 | 11 | 15 | 18 | — | 10 | 73 | — | 14 | 12 | 205 | 82 | 36 | 65 | 11 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 98 | 35 | 13 | 118 | 160 | 2 | ||||
Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 5). | Notified by H.M. Inspector Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 23 | 1 | 5 | 60 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 2 | — | 23 | 41 | 10 | 55 | 93 | 334 | 2 | 6 | 125 | 2 | ||
23 | — | 5 | 60 | 6 | 5 | — | 47 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 55 | 14 | 268 | 6 | 125 | — | |||||
Other | — | — | — | 1 | — | 16 | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 10 | 66 | 25 | — | — | — | |||||
Certificates granted during 1909 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | l | — | — | ||||
In use at the end of 1909 | 23 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 63 | 28 | 24 | 36 | 50 | 18 | 50 | 33 | 22 | 23 | 99 | 75 | 72 | 20 | 58 | 28 | 78 | 133 | 43 | 40 | 58 | 19 | 47 | 71 | 17 |
a Includes workplaces. „ Includes workplaces other than places where fool is prepLd. | • Excluding inspections of restaurant kitchens, etc. † Includes defect, in homeworkers' premises § Including bakehouses not in use during the year.