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 Southwark, Borough of]
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Statement of Inspections with Insanitary Conditions found existing and of Re-Inspections, &c., for the Year 1902.
Description of Work. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Total for Borough. |
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St. Mary's Ward. | St. Paul's Ward. | St. Peter's Ward. | St. John's Ward. | Trinity Ward. | All Saints' Ward. | St. Michael's Ward. | St. Jude's Ward. | St. George's Ward. | Christ-church Ward. | St. Saviour's Ward. | ||
Workshops, Workplaces, &c. Number of on the Register at end of the year | 32 | 32 | 74 | 41 | 57 | 33 | 112 | 83 | 82 | 168 | 93 | 807 |
Workshops, Number of Workrooms therein. | 43 | 33 | 89 | 64 | 95 | 43 | 152 | 91 | 110 | 253 | 115 | 1088 |
,, Number of Inspections of | 10 | 5 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 62 | 27 | 65 | 109 | 54 | 408 |
,, Number of Re-inspections of | 20 | 55 | 154 | 19 | 37 | 74 | 467 | 291 | 285 | 276 | 321 | 1999 |
,, Number of Workrooms measured | 9 | 8 | 38 | 24 | 4 | 11 | 76 | 10 | 28 | 118 | 9 | 335 |
Workrooms, &c., Number of Inspections of | — | - | - | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
,, found to be overcrowded | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
,, found to be insufficiently ventilated | — | — | - | — | - | — | - | — | — | — | — | — |
,, found to be in a dirty condition | - | — | - | — | - | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 14 |
Workshops, &c., newly discovered and regstd. | 7 | 7 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 47 | 7 | 26 | 62 | 5 | 219 |
,, Reported to H.M. In. on discovery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
,, Removed from the Register | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 |
Houses visited for enquiry at which no male hands were employed | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 45 |
Houses visited, re outworkers at which outworkers are employed | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 2 | 8 | 1 | - | 25 |
Written Intimations issued | 7 | 3 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 57 | 16 | 30 | 39 | 36 | 241 |
Statutory notices | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 89 |
Works carried out under supervision — | ||||||||||||
(a) Additional means of vntln. provided | - | 1 | 12 | — | — | 3 | 45 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 3 | 110 |
(b) Rooms cleansed and whitewashed | 3 | - | 48 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 101 | 30 | 49 | 120 | 36 | 429 |
(c) Yards, floors, roofs, &c., repaired | - | — | 22 | 1 | — | 1 | 33 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 107 |
(d) Sanitary conveniences constructed | - | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 64 |
(e) Miscellaneous nuisances abated | 10 | 2 | 42 | — | 4 | 21 | 137 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 21 | 398 |
"Overcrowding" of Workrooms, Cases of, abated | 10 | — | - | — | - | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | 11 |
(f) Drains untrapped, unventilated, &c | 1 | — | 3 | — | - | — | 17 | 12 | 6 | 1 | - | 40 |
(g) Sanitary Conveniences ill-lighted, un-ventilated, and defective water supply | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 23 |
(h) Sanitary Conveniences supplied from drinking water cisterns | - | - | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
(i) Cisterns dirty or uncovered | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
(j) Miscellaneous | 9 | 4 | 105 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 182 | 51 | 77 | 73 | 64 | 608 |