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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 1913
Annual report for 1913 of the Medical Officer of Health
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SUMMARY OF WORK DONE DURING 1913.
By the Lady Sanitary Inspector.
The work done during 1913 has comprised the following: —
(1) Inspection of workshops and Laundries at which women are
employed.
(2) Inspection of outworkers' premises.
(3) Visiting cases of pulmonary and non-pulmonary tuberculosis.
(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 61 new workshops were
registered, and 16 were removed from the register, the total number at
the end of the year being 533. There were 20 laundries on the register at
the end of the year, 3 being factory and one a domestic laundry. Fortytwo
inspections were made in connection with laundries. During the year
108 workrooms were measured, for which workroom cards were given.
The total number of inspections made in connection with workrooms was
592, and with factories 8. In 21 instances notices were served for
cleansing workrooms, for overcrowding, or for defective floors.
| Dressmaking and Millinery | 408 |
| Outfitting | 40 |
| Embroidery | |
| Various | 49 |
| Laundries— | |
| Factory | 3 |
| Workshop | |
| Domestic | 1 |
| 533 | |
| Number of Lists received | 54 |
| Total number of Outworkers as per Lists | 619 |
| Number living in Chelsea | 155 |
| Number forwarded to other Boroughs | 619 |
| Received from other Boroughs | 106 |
The number of inspections made of outworkers' premises was 107.
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 fi st 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.