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Southwark 1906

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table: TABLE 43.FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS (Women's).Inspector, Miss ELLIOTT.Statement of Inspections, with Insanitary Conditions found existing, and of Re-Inspections, &c.

TABLE 43.

FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS (Women's).

Inspector, Miss ELLIOTT.

Statement of Inspections, with Insanitary Conditions found existing, and of Re-Inspections, &c.

Description of Work.Total for Borough.
Workshops, Workplaces, Laundries, &c. Number of on the Register at end of year614
Workshops, Number of Workrooms therein1278
„ Number of Inspections of678
„ Number of Re-inspections of1354
„ Number of Workrooms measured306
Workrooms, &c., Number of Inspections of1280
„ found to be overcrowded19
„ found to be insufficiently ventilated12
„ found to be in a dirty condition241
Workshops. &c., newly discovered and registered85
„ Reported to H.M. Inspector on discovery22
„ Removed from the Register65
Houses visited for enquiry at which no female hands were employed42
Houses inspected re outworkers or at whichout workers are employed388
Written Intimations issued145
Statutory notices49
Works carried out under supervision—
(a) Additional means of ventilation provided7
(b) Rooms cleansed and whitewashed489
(c) Yards, Floors, Roofs, &c., repaired57
(d) Sanitary conveniences constructed7
(e) Miscellaneous nuisances abated195
Overcrowding" of Workrooms, Cases of, abated10
Nuisances which came under notice during the Inspections:—
(f) Drains untrapped, unventilated, &c.1
(g) Sanitary Conveniences ill-lighted, unventilated, and defective in water supply42
(h) Sanitary Conveniences supplied from drinking water cisterns-
(i) Cisterns dirty or uncovered-
(j) Miscellaneous157