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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 | Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.—Factories inspected | 18 | 19 | 151 | |||
| „ re-inspected ......... | 1 | |||||
| Sanitary conveniences insufficient | ... | ... | ... | |||
| ,, ,, unsuitable | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| ,, „ not separate for sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| ,, ,, defective ... | 2 | ... | I | ... | ||
| Other nuisances ............ | ... | I | I | ... | ||
| Intimation notices served ... | 2 | 1 | 11 | |||
| Statutory notices served ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Legal proceedings ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Nuisances referred to Medical Officer of Health | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| II.—Workshops inspected | 244 | 1125 | ||||
| „ re-inspected......... | 99 | 15 | 77 | |||
| Workrooms inspected | 577 | 79 | 52 | 655 | ||
| ,, found overcrowded ... | 1 | ... | 5 | |||
| ,, insufficiently ventilated | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| „ in a dirty condition ... | 7 | ... | 49 | |||
| Sanitary conveniences insufficient | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| ,, ,, unsuitable | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| ,, ,, not separate for sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | I | |
| „ ,, defective ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| Other nuisances | 1 | 33 | ||||
| Intimation notices served ... | 11 | 14 | 76 | |||
| Statutory notices served ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Legal proceedings ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |||
| Number of workrooms measured | '9 | 17 | 39 | 3 | ||
| Number of workroom cards distributed ... | 13 | 52 | 5 | |||
| Workshops reported to H.M. Inspector on discovery | 9 | 9 | 3 | 55 | ||
| Workshops reported by H.M. Inspector | 10 | 58 | ||||
| III.—Domestic workshops inspected | 9 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 78 | |
| ,, „ re-inspected | ... | 5 | ... | 3 | ||
| Workrooms found overcrowded ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| ,, insufficiently ventilated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| ,, in a dirty conditicn ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Other nuisances | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Intimation notices served | ... | ... | 2. | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Statutory notices served ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Legal proceedings ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Domestic workshops reported to H.M. Inspector on discovery | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| IV.—Workplaces inspected ... | 9i | 37 | 70 | 472 | ||
| ,, re-inspected | 5 | |||||
| Workrooms inspected | 243 | |||||
| ,, found overcrowded ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| ,, insufficiently ventilated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| ,, in a dirty condition ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 1 | 11 | |
| Sanitary conveniences insufficient | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| ,, ,, unsuitable | ... | ... | ... | |||
| ,, ,, not separate for sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |