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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
Battersea 1905
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1905
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Defects discovered in Workshops and remedied:—
Workrooms in a dirty condition 139
,, overcrowded 2
,, badly ventilated 6
,, with defective walls or ceilings 14
,, with defective floors 8
Workshops with defective yard paving 13
,, with defective drains 7
,, with blocked drains 12
,, without proper dustbins 8
,, with defective w.c. apparatus 30
,, with sanitary conveniences insufficient
in number or absent 6
,, with sanitary conveniences opening
into workrooms 3
,, with sanitary conveniences without
proper doors or fastenings 5
,, with sanitary conveniences in dirty
condition 16
Coal bins provided in bakehouses 4
Accumulations of refuse removed 22
Other defects remedied 18
The following notices of defects were received from H.M. Inspectors of Factories. In each case a notice was served on the person responsible, and the defects remedied.
| Premises. | Trade. | Nature of Complaint. |
|---|---|---|
| London and Provincial Steam Laundry, Battersea Park Road | Laundry | Sanitary convenience insufficiently ventilated, and not properly divided off from mess-room. Insufficient number of sanitary conveniences for females employed. |
| 80 Falcon Road | Tailor | No w.c. accommodation. |