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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The Tables which follow summarise the work done during the
year by the lady Sanitary Inspector.
The total number of premises inspected was 1,736 (360 in
Clapham, 206 in Putney, 586 in Streatham, 105 in Tooting, and 479 in
Wandsworth).
71 inspections were made of factories, 966 of workshops, 66 of
domestic workshops, 471 of workplaces, and 162 of outworkers'
premises, while 379 premises were visited for inquiry and no workroom
found.
There were 17 cases of overcrowding discovered, compared with
22 in 1903, and eight in 1902, and these were all abated; four were
insufficiently ventilated, 50 were found to be in a dirty condition, in
one factory the sanitary conveniences were found to be insufficient, in
one workshop unsuitable, in three there was not separate accommodation
for the sexes, while in 23 they were defective.
Out of the total number of inspections it was only necessary to
serve 87 intimation and five statutory notices during the year, and I
am also pleased to report that in not one case, as in 1903, was it
necessary to resort to legal proceedings in any of these factories or
workshops.
76 workshops where females were employed were reported to
H.M. Inspector, and nine were reported by the Inspector to this
Council.