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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 1910
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1910
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| Workshops inspections and re-inspections | 1,947 |
| Workrooms measured | 136 |
| Workshops notified to H.M. Inspector | 64 |
| Cards distributed showing number of persons legally employed in workrooms | 183 |
| Written intimations issued | 168 |
| Statutory notices served | 7 |
| Defects discovered in Workshops and remedied:— | |
| Workrooms in a dirty condition | 62 |
| „ overcrowded | 1 |
| „ badly ventilated | 2 |
| „ with defective walls or ceilings | 9 |
| „ with defective floors | 4 |
| Workshops with defective yard paving | 9 |
| ,, with defective drains | — |
| „ with blocked drains | 7 |
| „ without proper dustbins | 14 |
| „ with defective w.c. apparatus | 18 |
| ,, with sanitary conveniences insufficient in number or absent | 4 |
| ,, with sanitary conveniences opening into workrooms | 1 |
| ,, with sanitary conveniences without proper doors or fastenings | 2 |
| „ with sanitary conveniences in dirty condition | 18 |
| Coal bins provided in bakehouses | — |
| Accumulation of refuse removed | 13 |
| Other defects remedied | 45 |
The following notices of defects were received from H.M. Inspector of Factories during 1910 and received attention :—
| Premises. | Trade. | Nature of Complaint. |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Chatto Road | Dressmaking | Workshop in dirty condition. |
| 128 Bridge Road West | Laundry | Door of W.C. off its hinges. |
| Gideon Road | Laundry | Effluvia from sanitary con-veniences. |
| Battersea Park Road | Laundry | No fastenings on W.C. doors. |