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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
Southwark 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Description of Work. | 1 St. Mary's Ward. | 2 St. Paul's Ward. | 3 St. Peter's Ward. | 4 St. John's Ward. | 5 Trinity Ward. | 6 All Saints' Ward. | 7 St. Michael's Ward. | 8 St. Jude's Ward. | 9 St. George's Ward. | 10 Christ-church Ward. | 11 St. Saviour's Ward. | Total for Borough. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workshops, Workplaces, &c. Number of on the Register at end of the year | 25 | 25 | 41 | 30 | 55 | 24 | 67 | 76 | 57 | 107 | 88 | 595 |
| Workshops, Number of Workrooms therein | 36 | 25 | 50 | 34 | 91 | 33 | 76 | 81 | 82 | 135 | 106 | 749 |
| ,, Number of Inspections of | 18 | 10 | 45 | 30 | 55 | 30 | 64 | 100 | 76 | 135 | 102 | 665 |
| ,, Number of Re-inspections of | 34 | 7 | 70 | 13 | 94 | 73 | 146 | 140 | 195 | 565 | 230 | 1567 |
| ,, Number of Workrooms measured | 21 | 9 | 45 | 20 | 73 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 235 |
| Workrooms, &c., Number of Inspections of | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, found to be overcrowded | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ,, found to be insufficiently ventilated | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, found to be in a dirty condition | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Workshops, &c., newly discovered and regstd | 15 | 23 | 41 | 20 | 52 | 19 | 42 | 57 | 54 | 70 | 75 | 468 |
| ,, Reported to H.M. In. on discovery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, Removed from the Register | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Houses visited for enquiry at which no male hands were employed | — | 12 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 64 |
| Houses visited, re outworkers at which outworkers are employed | - | — | — | — | - | — | - | — | - | — | — | - |
| Written Intimations issued | 2 | 5 | 33 | 9 | 28 | 13 | 40 | 30 | 22 | 60 | 33 | 275 |
| Statutory notices | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 57 |
| Works carried out under supervision— | - | - | ||||||||||
| (a) Additional means of vntln provided | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 19 | 13 | 42 |
| (b) Rooms cleansed and whitewashed | — | — | 19 | 19 | 28 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 127 | 44 | 289 |
| (c) Yards, floors, roofs, &c., repaired | — | — | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 32 |
| (d) Sanitary conveniences constructed | — | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 33 |
| (e) Miscellaneous nuisances abated | — | 1 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 43 | 20 | 15 | 88 | 31 | 246 |
| "Overcrowding" of Workrooms, Cases of, abated | - | - | - | — | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Nuisances which came under notice during the Inspections:— | ||||||||||||
| (f) Drains untrapped, unventilated, &c. | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 56 |
| (g) Sanitary Conveniences ill-lighted, unventilated, and defective water supply | 1 | - | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 42 |
| (h) Sanitary Conveniences supplied from drinking water cisterns | — | - | — | — | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | — | — | 3 |
| (i) Cisterns dirty or uncovered | — | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | — | — | — | - |
| (j) Miscellaneous | 8 | 9 | 45 | 16 | 44 | 34 | 78 | 60 | 44 | 113 | 44 | 495 |