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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
Woolwich 1918
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health 1918
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In spite of the fact that Dining Rooms and Sating
Houses have been working at high pressure to supply the needs
of great numbers of Munition Workers, there have been no very
glaring instances of dirty conditions found.
INSPECTIONS BY MISS MIDDLEBROOKE.
REGISTERED HOUSES:
Number of Inspections 656
„ „ Defects and dirty conditions
found and remedied 530
WOMEN'S PUBLIC LAVATORIES.
Number of inspections 109
,, found defective or dirty 6
RESTAURANTS AND EATING-HOUSES.
bumber of Inspections 104
,, found defective or dirty 25
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
Number of Inspections 263
,, Notices served 17
HOMEWORKSRS' PREMISES.
Number of Inspections 119
,, of Notices served 14
MISCELLANEOUS VISITS.
Visits paid for various causes,
complaints, scabies, etc. 546.
Visits paid to verminous cases 463
Re-visits (estimated) 1,000
Notices served on landlords and tenants
re dirty conditions 205
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