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 Stepney]
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Sanitary Officers.
No. of Sanitary Inspectors (Whole time)—Male, 18. Female, —
,, „ (Part time)—Male, — Female, —
No. of Health Visitors—Whole time, 11. Part time, —
Factories and Workshops.
The total number of workshops on the Register was 3,036; but this does
not include factories, workplaces and out-workers' premises.
4,536 inspections to factories, workshops and workplaces revealed defects,
which necessitated the service of 1,336 written notices. 56 of the notices
referred to factories, 1,251 to workshops including workshops laundries, and
29 to workplaces other than out-workers' premises.
Cleanliness.—423 notices were served to cleanse workshops.
Ventilation.—The ventilation of 23 workshops was improved.
Overcrowding.—Overcrowding was abated in 33 workshops.
Sanitary Acconvnodation.—The sanitary accommodation was improved
in 186 workshops by providing additional and suitable water-closets.
567 other nuisances were remedied in workshops.
Out-workers' Premises.—627 inspections were made to out-workers'
premises during the year; 60 premises were found to be insanitary, and 112
cases of notifiable infectious disease occurred therein.
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES AND
HOMEWORK.
1.—INSPECTIONS.
Premises. (1) | Number. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Prosecutions. (4) | |
Factories - (Including Factory Laundries) | 605 | 56 | ... |
Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | 3,686 | 1,251 | ... |
Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' premises) | 245 | 29 | ... |
Total | 4,536 | 1,336 | ... |