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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 1907
[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 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Workshops reported to H.M. Inspector | ||||||
| on discovery | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 7 |
| Workshops reported by H.M. Inspector | 11 | ... | 6 | 3 | 8 | 28 |
| III.—Domestic workshops inspected | 100 | 24 | 32 | 24 | 55 | 235 |
| „ „ re-inspected | 20 | 49 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 92 |
| Workrooms found overcrowded | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ insufficiently ventilated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ in a dirty condition | 7 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| Other nuisances | 10 | ... | 3 | 2 | 8 | 23 |
| Intimation notices served | 14 | ... | 3 | 3 | 8 | 28 |
| Statutory notices served | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 |
| Legal proceedings | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Domestic workshops reported to H.M. | ||||||
| Inspector on discovery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| IV.—Workplaces inspected | 278 | 92 | 179 | 52 | 135 | 736 |
| „ re-inspected | 35 | 397 | 41 | 15 | 86 | 574 |
| Workrooms inspected | 201 | 93 | 173 | 53 | 179 | 699 |
| ,, found overcrowded | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, insufficiently ventilated | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| „ in a dirty condition | 13 | ... | 16 | 3 | 17 | 49 |
| Sanitary conveniences insufficient | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| „ „ unsuitable | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| ,, ,, not separate | ||||||
| for sexes | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| „ „ defective | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| Other nuisances | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 43 |
| Intimation notices served | 17 | 6 | 24 | 8 | 32 | 87 |
| Statutory notices served | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 5 |
| Legal proceedings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| V.—Home work | ||||||
| Premises inspected | 36 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 31 | 105 |
| „ re-inspected | 6 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 63 |
| Workrooms found overcrowded | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ insufficiently ventilated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ in a dirty condition | 1 | ... | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Other nuisances | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 10 | 13 |
| Intimation notices served | 3 | ... | 7 | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| Statutory notices served | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Legal proceedings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cases of infectious disease notified | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Houses visited for inquiry and no workroom | ||||||
| found | 6 | ... | 10 | ... | 19 | 35 |
| Total number of premises inspected | 864 | 271 | 510 | 146 | 617 | 2408 |
| „ „ re-inspected | 130 | 558 | 183 | 64 | 363 | 1298 |
| „ ,, intimation notices served | 60 | 14 | 81 | 27 | 106 | 288 |
| „ ,, intimation notices complied | ||||||
| with | 5i | 14 | 79 | 27 | 105 | 276 |
| „ „ statutory notices served | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 34 |
| „ „ statutory notices complied | ||||||
| with | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 33 |
| „ ,, legal proceedings | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |