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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of workroom cards distributed | ... | ... | 13 | ... | ... | 13 | |
| Workshops reported to H.M. Inspector on discovery | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Workshops reported by H.M. Inspector | 2 | ... | 7 | 1 | 7 | 17 | |
| III.—Domestic workshops inspected | 80 | 26 | 38 | 35 | 198 | ||
| ,, „ re-inspected | 24 | 17 | 9 | 48 | 106 | ||
| Workrooms found overcrowded | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| ,, insufficiently ventilated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| ,, in a dirty condition * | 6 | ... | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | |
| Other nuisances | 8 | ... | 2 | 3 | 13 | 26 | |
| Intimation notices served | 10 | ... | 5 | 9 | 17 | 41 | |
| Statutory notices served | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Legal proceedings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Domestic workshops reported to H.M. Inspector on discovery | |||||||
| IV.—Workplaces inspected | 217 | 87 | '77 | 59 | 127 | 667 | |
| „ re-inspected | 69 | 380 | 32 | 19 | 138 | 638 | |
| Workrooms inspected | 208 | 88 | 123 | 55 | 124 | 598 | |
| ,, found overcrowded | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| ,, insufficiently ventilated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| ,, in a dirty condition | 17 | ... | 17 | 9 | 19 | 62 | |
| Sanitary conveniences insufficient | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| „ ,, unsuitable | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| „ ,, not separate for sexes | |||||||
| „ „ defective | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | |
| Other nuisances | 25 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 62 | |
| Intimation notices served | 23 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 36 | 94 | |
| Statutory notices served | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ||
| Legal proceedings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| V.—Homework | |||||||
| Premises inspected | 11 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 47 | |
| ,, re-inspected | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 29 | |
| Workrooms found overcrowded | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| ,, insufficiently ventilated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| ,, in a dirty condition | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | |
| Other nuisances | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| Intimation notices served | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| Statutory notices served | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| Legal proceedings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cases of infectious disease notified | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Houses visited for inquiry and no workroom found | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 18 | 23 | |
| Total number of premises inspected | 674 | 263 | 450 | 129 | 448 | 1964 | |
| ,, ,, ,, re-inspected | 201 | 597 | 196 | 55 | 600 | 1649 | |
| „ „ intimation notices served | 60 | 4 | 49 | 33 | 132 | 278 | |
| „ ,, intimation notices complied with | 59 | 4 | 47 | 33 | 132 | 275 | |
| ,, ,, statutory notices served | 2 | ... | 5 | 2 | 10 | 19 | |
| ,, ,, statutory notices complied with | ... | 5 | 2 | 10 | 18 | ||
| ,, „ legal proceedings | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |