Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Work of Lady Sanitary Inspector.
Tabulated statement of Inspections, of Insanitary Conditions found
existing, and of Reinspections, etc., during the year 1932.
Factories and Workshops newly discovered and Registered
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Number of Inspections of:—
Factories, including Factory Laundries
Workshops, including Workshop Laundries
Workplaces
Workrooms
Homeworkers' premises
Reinspections of above
118
79
3
5
620
61
Defects Found:—
1. Nuisances under Public Health (London) Act, 1891:—
Found.
Remedied.
Referred
to D.S.I.
Referred to
H.M. Insp.
Want of cleanliness
Want of ventilation
Overcrowding
Want of drainage of floors
Other nuisances
Sanitary
accommodation
Insufficient
Unsuitable or defective
Not separate for sexes
Want of cleanliness
2. Offences under Factory and Workshop Acts
9
–
–
–
2
1
17
1
18
–
1
–
–
–
1
1
13
11
–
4
–
–
–
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Action Taken Regarding Above:—
Intimations served
,, complied with
Notices served
,, complied with
Final Notices served
Legal Proceedings taken
Nuisances remedied without service of Intimations, etc.
30
29
1
1
–
–
7
Other Matters :—
Visits to Council Houses and Flats
Revisits ,, ,,
Visits re cases of Scabies
,, Verminous children
,, Outworkers' lists
,, cases of Smallpox and Chickenpox
,, Smallpox contacts
,, Infectious Disease on Homeworkers' premises
,, School Exclusions, etc.
Miscellaneous visits
Inspections of Schools re Sanitary accommodation
Visits to prospective tenants of Council's Flats, etc.
,, ,, ,, Goodwill House (Presb. Hsg. Assocn.)
803
48
126
14
29
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–
15
786
564
45
169
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