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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 1907
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1907
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The following is a list of the defects discovered and remedied in factories during 1907 :—
| Defects in sanitary conveniences :— | |
| Defective w.c. apparatus | 12 |
| Want of proper flush in urinals | — |
| Dirty condition of w.c.'s and urinals | 24 |
| I Defective condition of urinals | 2 |
| Want of doors to w.c.'s | — |
| „ screens to w.c.'s | — |
| „ fastenings to w.c.'s | — |
| ,, separate accommodation for two sexes | 1 |
| „ proper and sufficient number of w.c.'s | — |
| W.C.'s opening direct into factories | 4 |
| Stoppage of drains | 9 |
| Defects in drains | — |
| Want of drainage of wet floors | 2 |
| Defective condition of roof | — |
| Accumulations of refuse | 4 |
| Defective condition of yard paving | 5 |
| Dilapidations | 4 |
| Dirty drinking-water cistern | 2 |
| Other defects remedied | 14 |
Workshops.
The Workshops in Battersea are under the supervision of
the two Workshops' Inspectors—one male and one female
Inspector. The former deals with Workshops where men
only are employed. The latter with Workshops where female
labour is utilised. Workshops in which both male and female
labour is employed are supervised by both Inspectors.
The following is a list of the workshops on the register
at the end of 1907 :—