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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table 46.
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS (Women's).
Inspector, Miss ELLIOTT.
Description of Work. | Total for Borough. |
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Workshops, Workplaces, Laundries, &e. Number of on the Register at end of year | 612 |
Workshops, Number of Workrooms therein | 1335 |
,, Number of Inspections of | 851 |
,, Number of Re-inspections of | 1161 |
,, Number of Workrooms measured | 114 |
Workrooms, &c.. Number of Inspections of | 1596 |
,, found to be overcrowded | 15 |
„ found to be insufficiently ventilated | 54 |
,, found to be in a dirty condition | 430 |
Workshops, &c., newly discovered and registered | 108 |
,, Reported to H.M. Inspector on discovery | 6 |
,, Removed from the Register | 42 |
Houses visited for enquiry at which no female hands were employed | 52 |
Houses visited re outworkers or at which outworkers are employed | 69 |
Written Intimations issued | 209 |
Statutory notices | 129 |
Works carried out under supervision— | |
(a) Additional means of ventilation provided | 33 |
694 | |
(e) Yards, Floors, Roofs, &c., repaired | 55 |
3 | |
(e) Miscellaneous nuisances abated | 147 |
Overcrowding" of Workrooms, Cases of, abated | 12 |
(/) Drains untrapped, unventilated, &c. | - |
27 | |
- | |
(i) Cisterns dirty or uncovered | - |
150 |