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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 1912
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1912
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the work carried out in connection with workshop inspection during
1912 so far as it admits of tabulation:—
Workshops inspections and re-inspections 1,638
Workrooms measured 50
Workshops notified to H.M. Inspector 28
Cards distributed showing number of persons legally
employed in workrooms 33
Written intimations issued 106
Statutory notices served 13
Defects discovered in Workshops and remedied —
Workrooms in a dirty condition 54
„ overcrowded 8
„ badly ventilated 1
„ with defective Walls or ceilings —
„ with defective floors 3
Workshops with defective yard paving 1
„ with defective drains 1
„ with blocked drains 3
„ without proper dustbins 11
„ with defective w.c. apparatus 14
„ with sanitary conveniences insufficient
in number or absent 7
„ with sanitary conveniences opening into
workrooms —
„ with sanitary conveniences without
proper doors or fastenings 2
„ with sanitary conveniences in dirty
condition 8
Coal bins provided in bakehouses —
Accumulation of refuse removed 6
Other defects remedied 22
The following notice of defects was received from H.M. Inspector of Factories during 1912, and received attention:—
| Premises. | Trade. | Nature of Complaint. |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon Terrace | Boxmaking | Leaky W.C. fittings. |