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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
Chelsea 1910
Annual report for 1910 of the Medical Officer of Health
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SUMMARY OF WORK DONE DURING 1910,
By the Lady Sanitary Inspector.
The work done during 1910 has comprised the following:—
(1) Inspection of workshops and laundries at which women are
employed.
(2) Inspection of outworkers' premises.
(3) Visiting cases of phthisis.
(4) Visiting cases of measles and other non-notifiable infectious
cases notified by the school authorities.
(5) Visiting special cases reported from hospitals, and other
agencies, &c.
(6) Visiting to give instruction re management of infants.
Workshops and Laundries.—During the year 89 new workshops were
registered, and 72 were removed from the register, the total number at
the end of the year being 396. There were 24 laundries on the register
at the end of the year, 4 being factory and 3 domestic laundries. Thirtyeight
inspections were made in connection with laundries. During the
year 91 workrooms were measured, for which workroom cards were given.
The total number of inspections made in connection with workrooms was
773. In only 6 instances had notices to be served for cleansing work
rooms.
(Classification of Workshops (Women Employees).
| Dressmaking and Millinery | 371 |
| Outfitting | 37 |
| Embroidery | 14 |
| Various | 34 |
| Laundries— | |
| Factory | 4 |
| Workshop | 17 |
| Domestic | 3 |
| Total | 480 |
Outtworkers.—The two half-yearly returns are as follows:—
| Number of Lists received | 84 |
| Total number of Outworkers | 776 |
| Number living in Chelsea | 93 |
| Number forwarded to other Boroughs | 571 |
| Received from other Boroughs | 139 |
The number of inspections made of outworkers' premises was 117.
The names and addresses of outworkers living in other districts, but
working for Chelsea firms, were forwarded to their respective Boroughs or
District Councils, as stated in the first column of the Table below. The
number of notifications received from other Boroughs of Chelsea residents
working for outside firms are given in the second column.