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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
Wandsworth 1916
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1916
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 67
| Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.—Fctories inspected | 62 | 14 | 32 | 8 | 113 | 229 |
| ,, re-inspected | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | 14 | 23 |
| Sanitary conveniences insufficient | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| ,, ,, unsuitable | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| „ ,, not separate for sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, ,, defective | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 |
| Other nuisances | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 6 |
| Intimation notices served | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 8 | 12 |
| Statutory notices served | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Legal proceedings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| II.—Workshops inspected | 193 | 151 | 302 | 44 | 149 | 839 |
| ,, re-inspected | 13 | 18 | 115 | 2 | 2 | 5° |
| Workrooms inspected | 333 | 208 | 39' | 80 | 3'4 | 1326 |
| „ found overcrowded | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, insufficiently ventilated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ in a dirty condition Sanitary conveniences insufficient | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| ,, ,, unsuitable | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, „ not separate for sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ ,, defective | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Other nuisances | 2 | ... | s | ... | ... | 9 |
| Intimation notices served | 2 | ... | 7 | ... | 1 | 13 |
| Statutory notices served | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Legal proceedings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Number of workrooms measured | 5 | 11 | 11 | ... | 15 | 42 |
| Number of workroom cards distributed | 7 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
| Workshops reported to H.M Inspector | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 |
| „ by „ „ | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 20 |
| III.—Domestic workshops inspected | 8 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 22 | 58 |
| ,, ,, re-inspected | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Workrooms found overcrowded | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, insufficiently ventilated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, in a dirty condition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other nuisances | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Intimation notices served | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Statutory notices served | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Legal proceedings Domestic workshops reported to H.M. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Inspector | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 |
| IV.—Workplaces inspected | 82 | 40 | 126 | 38 | 74 | 360 |
| ,, re-inspected Workrooms inspected | 4 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 23 |
| 124 | 56 | 163 | 48 | 104 | 495 | |
| ,, found overcrowded | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, insufficiently ventilated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, in a dirty condition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Sanitary conveniences insufficient | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, ,, unsuitable | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ ,, not separate for sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, ,, defective | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other nuisances | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 |
| Intimation notices served | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 |