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 Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 151 Factory and Workshops Act, 1901.
Summary of work of the lady Sanitary Inspector.
TABLE LX1.
Clapham | Putney | Streatham | Tooting | Wandsworth | Borough | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Total number of houses | ||||||
visited | 235 | 157 | 558 | 118 | 361 | 1429 |
2 Workshop inspections | 76 | 55 | 149 | 22 | 109 | 4I1 |
3 Workshop re-inspections | 5° | 49 | 132 | 32 | 109 | 372 |
4. Workroom inspections | 149 | 80 | 224 | 27 | 209 | 689 |
5. Workrooms found overcrowded | 3 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 8 |
6. Workrooms insufficiently ventilated | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
7. Workrooms in a dirty condition | 18 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 69 |
8. Number of Workrooms measured | 82 | 57 | 224 | 24 | 173 | 560 |
9. Workshops reported to H M. Inspector on discovery | 7 | 16 | 33 | 5 | 22 | 83 |
10 Wordshops reported to H M. Inspector on discovery (domestic) | 18 | 9 | 68 | 20 | 34 | 149 |
11. Workshops reported by H.M. Inspector | .. | 4 | .. | 7 | 3 | 14 |
12. Workshops removed from register | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
13. Houses visited for enquiry and no workroom found | 29 | 11 | 55 | 14 | 30 | 139 |
14. Domestic workshops and workplaces inspected | 51 | 31 | 121 | 29 | 69 | 301 |
15. Outworkers' homes visited | 28 | 9 | 72 | 14 | 15 | 138 |
16. Special visits made under Public Health (London) Act 1891 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 7 | 29 | 68 |
17. Intimation notices served | 12 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 59 |
18. Statutory notices served | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
19. Notices complied with | 6 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 40 |
20. Nuisances reported to Medical Officer of Health | 17 | 10 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 72 |
21. Sanitary defects remedied— | ||||||
(a) Additional means of ventilation provided | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
(6) Rooms cleansed and whitewashed | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 41 |
(e) Yards, floors, roofs, etc., repaired | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
(d) Sanitary conveniences; defects remedied | 5 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 26 |
(e) Dustbins provided | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
(/) Miscellaneous defects remedied | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
22. Number of workroom cards distributed | 86 | 56 | 207 | 27 | 218 | 594 |