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Wimbledon 1906

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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Factory and Workshop Act, 1901.—Section 132 requires
the Medical Officer of Health to specifically report annually
on the administration of the Act in workshop and workplaces and to
send a copy of such report to the Secretary of State. The details on
the forms prescribed and supplied by the Home Office have been forwarded

In the Tables below is shown the work done in the supervision of workshops and workplaces:

Premises.Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
Factories93-
Workshops8814-
Workplaces9
Total10617-

DEFECTS FOUND.

Nature.Number of Defects.Prosecutions.
Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
Want of cleanliness1110--
Overcrowding11
Want of drainage of floors--1-
Other Nuisances87
Sanitary Accommodation—
Insufficient
Unsuitable or Defective60
Not Separate for Sexes----
Total26231

Home Work.
Lists received:—
Twice in the year 12
Number ot outworkers 22
Once in the year 12
Number of outworkers 15
Number of addresses received from other
Councils 15
Number of addresses forwarded to other
Councils 4