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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
Wimbledon 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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One thousand and nine preliminary or informal notices
were served in respect of 1,128 houses.
One hundred and fifty-eight statutory notices were served
in respect of 172 houses.
The necessary work was executed in all but 121 cases,
which were not completed by the end of the year. In 55 of
these, the work was actually in hand at the close of the year.
Table III. gives a summary of the nuisances abated, and
sanitary improvement carried out under the supervision of
the Inspectorial Staff.
Factories and Workshops.—In the Table below is shown the work done in the supervision of workshops and workplaces:—
| PREMISES. | Inspection. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factories | 26 | - | - |
| Workshops | 39 | 4 | — |
| Workplaces | 9 | — | — |
| Total | 74 | 4 | — |
DEFECTS FOUND.
| NATURE. | Number of Defects. | Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to h.m. Inspector. | ||
| Want of Cleanliness | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Want of Ventilation | — | — | — | — |
| Other Nuisances | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||
| Insufficient | — | — | — | — |
| Unsuitable or Defective | — | — | — | - |
| Not Separate for Sexes | — | — | — | - |
| Other Offences | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 4 | 4 | — | — |
HOME WORK.
Lists received:—
Twice in the year 13
Number of Out-workers 68
Once in the year —
Number of Out-workers —
Number of addresses received from other
Councils 66
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