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Wandsworth 1909
[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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.—Factories inspected | 115 | 86 | 58 | 12 | 151 | 422 |
| „ re-inspected | 24 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 129 | 188 |
| Sanitary conveniences insufficient | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | ||
| ,, ,, unsuitable | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 5 |
| ,, ,, not separate for sexes | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 |
| ,, ,, defective | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 28 | 34 |
| Other nuisances... | 9 | 1 | 11 | ... | 24 | 45 |
| Intimation notices served | 11 | 2 | 12 | ... | 32 | 57 |
| Statutory notices served | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 5 |
| Legal Proceedings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| II.—Workshops inspected | 383 | 166 | 292 | 85 | 310 | 1236 |
| „ re-inspected | 61 | 4 | 138 | 19 | 227 | 449 |
| Workrooms inspected | 521 | 208 | 353 | 73 | 375 | 1530 |
| „ found overcrowded | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| ,, insufficiently ventilated | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| ,, in a dirty condition | 12 | ... | 58 | 4 | 17 | 91 |
| Sanitary conveniences insufficient | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 |
| ,, ,, unsuitable | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 5 | 12 |
| ,, ,, not separate for sexes | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 5 |
| ,, ,, defective | 13 | ... | 9 | 1 | 28 | 51 |
| Other nuisances | 7 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 36 | 74 |
| Intimation notices served | 17 | 1 | 68 | 12 | 73 | 171 |
| Statutory notices served | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 11 | '9 |
| Legal proceedings | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Number of workrooms measured | 53 | ... | 49 | 16 | 31 | 149 |
| Number of workroom cards distributed | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Workshops reported to H.M. Inspector on discovery | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 6 |
| Workshops reported by H.M. Inspector | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 22 |
| III. Domestic workshops inspected | 112 | 30 | 68 | 36 | 56 | 302 |
| ,, ,, re-inspected | 26 | ... | 33 | 5 | 19 | 83 |
| Workrooms found overcrowded | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ insufficiently ventilated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, in a dirty condition | 10 | ... | 9 | 1 | 5 | 25 |
| Other nuisances | 14 | ... | 28 | 4 | 7 | 53 |
| Intimation notices served | 13 | ... | 17 | 5 | 11 | 46 |
| Statutory notices served | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 |
| Legal proceedings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Domestic workshops reported to H.M. Inspector on discovery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| IV.—Workplaces inspected | 319 | 204 | 204 | 101 | 240 | 1068 |
| ,, re-inspected | 43 | ... | 89 | 15 | 256 | 403 |
| Wotkrooms inspected | 257 | 228 | 201 | 74 | 224 | 984 |
| ,, found overcrowded | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, insufficiently ventilated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ in a dirty condition | 24 | ... | 18 | 1 | 29 | 72 |
The Tables which follow summarise the work done during
the year by the female Sanitary Inspectors.
The total number of premises inspected was 1814 (365 in
Clapham, 243 in Putney, 516 in Streatham, 117 in Tooting, and
573 in Wandsworth).