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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
City of London 1909
Annual report of Medical Officer of Health for 1909
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73
FACTORIES.
During the year, Factories owned by 84 firms were registered and inspected
for the first time.
H.M. Inspector is primarily responsible for Factories; the Local Authority
dealing with sanitary defects.
* Details of Factory Inspections, 1909.
| Initial inspections (workrooms) | 291 | |
| Periodical inspections | 3,030 | |
| Re-inspections (sanitary work needed) | 961 | |
| 4,282 | ||
| Notices served— | ||
| Intimation | 234 | |
| Statutory | 26 | |
| - | 260 | |
Defects remedied-
| Drains relaid or amended | - | 11 | |
| Soil pipes repaired or renewed | - | 12 | |
| Urinals repaired or renewed | 39 | ||
| „ cleansed | 19 | ||
| — | 58 | ||
| Sink wastes amended | - | 78 | |
| Rain-water pipes repaired | - | 2 | |
| Cisterns cleansed or covered | - | 12 | |
| Refuse receptacles provided | - | 12 | |
| Water-closets— | |||
| Separate and suitable provided | 11 | ||
| Additional provided | 2 | ||
| Lobbies constructed | 150 | ||
| Ventilated | 21 | ||
| Floors made impervious | 33 | ||
| Pans cleansed | 547 | ||
| Walls and ceilings cleansed | 218 | ||
| Flush improved | 42 | ||
| Other defects | 13 | ||
| - | 1,037 | ||
| General defects remedied | - | 256 | |
| Total defects remedied | - | . | 1,478 |
* For details of Women Sanitary Inspectors' work, see page 82.