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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 1919

Report of the Medical Officer of Health of the City of London for the year 1919

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Men Inspectors.Women Inspectors.
Special. Inspector Gathercole.East District. Inspector Dunworth.West District.Inspector Robinson.West District. MissEast DistrictMiss Wilkinson.Totals.
SPECIAL INSPECTION WORK—(continued).
Outworkers' Premises, Inspections (Tenancies)............77
Do. Initial Inspections (Workrooms)............66
Do. Periodical Inspections (Tenancies)............11
Do. Periodical Inspections (Workrooms)..................
Do. Re-inspections (Sanitary Works, &c., in hand)..................
Do. Defects found..................
Do. Defects remedied..................
Offices, Inspections (Tenancies)............1111
Do. Initial Inspections (Rooms)............1111
Do. Re-inspections (Sanitary Works, &c., in hand)..................
Do. Defects found............11
Do. Defects remedied..................
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1904, Inspections of Premises after Cleansing of Children............3838
Do. Do. Re-inspections (Sanitary Works, &c., in hand)............55
Do. Do. Defects found..................
Do. Do. Defects remedied..................
Children Act, 1908 (Nurse Children), Inspection of Premises............99
Do. Do. Re-inspections (Sanitary Works, &c., in hand)............11
Do. Do. Defects found..................
Do. Do. Defects remedied..................
Underground Conveniences for Women, Inspections..................
Do. Do. Re-inspections (Sanitary Works, &c., in hand)..................
Do. Do. Defects found..................
Do. Do. Defects remedied..................
Railway Stations (Ladies' Rooms), Inspections............22
Do. Do. (Ladies' Rooms), Re-inspections (Sanitary Works, &c., in hand.............
Do. Do. (Ladies' Rooms), Defects found............11
Do. Do. (Ladies' Rooms), Defects remedied..................
Notification of Births Act, 1907, Visits............252252
Number of Mothers attending City Shelter for advice at St Bartholomew's............261261
Special Visits............8282
OUTWORKERS.
Lists received from City Firms1,379............1,379
Names and Addresses, &c., received from other Authorities239............239
Names and Addresses transmitted to other Authorities12,581.............12,581
Notices served on Employers1,775............1,775
Letters written, &c1,381............1,381
Firms visited150............150
Workshops notified by H.M. Inspector2011175......206
General complaints received51213...333
ACTION TAKEN.
Matters referred to H.M. Inspector—
Want of Cleanliness...512......17
Want of Ventilation......2......2
Overcrowding1...2......3
Want of Drainage of Floors..................
Failure to affix Abstract52560......90
Other Nuisances1...2......3
Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector—
Notified by H.M. Inspector91231...1062
Reports sent to H.M. Inspector91231...1062
Other matters4712......23
Notices served—
Factories—Intimation...831......39
Statutory...118......19
Workshops—Intimation281001394271
Statutory1434108......156
Workplaces, &c.—Intimation97.........3100
Statutory32............32