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Wimbledon 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Common
Lodging
Houses.
The only registered common lodging-house, Nos. 186 and
188, High Street, Merton, has been visited and the periodical
cleansing enforced. No breach of bye-laws has been found.
Several night visits were made to two other sets of premises
used somewhat similarly to common lodging-houses, but found on
each occasion kept in a cleanly state and well managed, and it was
decided to deal with these under the bye-laws for houses let in
lodgings.
Factory and
Workshops
Act 1901.
There are 34 factories on the register and 188 workshops, a
reduction of 15 since last year.
Report to
Secretary
of State.
The following is a summary of inspections made, written notices served, defects found and remedied, etc. :—
| Premises. | Inspections. | Written Notices. |
|---|---|---|
| Factories | 21 | 6 |
| Workshops | 108 | 8 |
| Workplaces | 7 | 1 |
| Homeworkers' Premises | 18 | – |
| Total | 154 | 15 |
DEFECTS FOUND.
| Nature. | Found. | Remedied. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Want of Cleanliness | 3 | 3 | |
| Overcrowding | 2 | 2 | |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | 1 | 1 | |
| Sanitary Accommodation | Insufficient | 2 | 1 |
| Unsuitable or Defective | 12 | 10 | |
| Not separate for Sexes | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 22 | 19 | |