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Camberwell 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Factory and workshop act, 1901.
MISS G. D. BEVAN. REPORT OF WORK DONE DURING 1907.
No. of Visits.
Want of
Cleanliness.
Overcrowding
and Want of
Ventilation.
Defective Roofs
and Dampness.
Defective Yard
and Flooring.
Sanitary
Accommodation.
Miscellaneous
Defects.
Intimation
Notices.
Statutory
Notices.
Summons.
Dirty or
Defective.
Insufficient.
Not
Separate.
Dirty or
Uncovered
Cisterns.
Defective
Dust-bins.
Other
Defects.
Factories and Workshops Report:—
-
-
-
-
Complaints and Visits re ditto
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
89
Workshops (new)
1
2
7
2
2
-
1
4
-
4
5
-
16
Do. (old)
544
-
4
2
2
-
Laundries (new)
3
4
-
-
-
-
1
117
6
3
Do. (old)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Factories (new)
3
-
-
-
Do. (old)
-
-
-
-
-
69
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
516
Outworkers (new)
31
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
442
-
-
Do (old)
-
-
-
-
-
Visits re Infectious Disease on Outworkers'
Premises
-
-
-
71
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Re-inspections re Work in Hand
122
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eating Houses
113
4
3
2
3
-
-
-
-
13
4
-
5
-
Public Lavatories for Women
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,078
-
-
-
Miscellaneous
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
46
2
12
7
10
1
3
-
7
-
-
11
3,176
Totals
35
Factory and workshop act, 1901. MISS G. D. BEVAN. REPORT OF WORK DONE DURING 1907.
| No. of Visits. | Want of Cleanliness. | Overcrowding and Want of Ventilation. | Defective Roofs and Dampness. | Defective Yard and Flooring. | Sanitary Accommodation. | Miscellaneous Defects. | Intimation Notices. | Statutory Notices. | Summons. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirty or Defective. | Insufficient. | Not Separate. | Dirty or Uncovered Cisterns. | Defective Dust-bins. | Other Defects. | |||||||||
| Factories and Workshops Report:— | ||||||||||||||
| Complaints and Visits re ditto | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Workshops (new) | 89 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 16 | 4 | – |
| Do. (old) | 544 | |||||||||||||
| Laundries (new) | 3 | 4 | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | – |
| Do. (old) | 117 | |||||||||||||
| Factories (new) | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Do. (old) | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Outworkers (new) | 516 | 31 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Do (old) | 442 | |||||||||||||
| Visits re Infectious Disease on Outworkers' Premises | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Re-inspections re Work in Hand | 122 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Eating Houses | 113 | 4 | – | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | 5 | – | 13 | 4 | – |
| Public Lavatories for Women | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Miscellaneous | 1,078 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 3,176 | 46 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 35 | 11 | – |