London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1910
[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 | 91 | 34 | 55 | 13 | 132 | 325 |
| „ re-inspected | 22 | 110 | 17 | 15 | 45 | 209 |
| Sanitary conveniences insufficient | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 6 | 9 |
| „ ,, unsuitable | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 6 |
| ,, not separate for sexes | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| ,, „ defective | 3 | 6 | 1 | ... | 10 | 20 |
| Other nuisances | 11 | 5 | 9 | ... | 10 | 35 |
| Intimation notices served | 13 | 13 | 7 | ... | 17 | 50 |
| Statutory notices served | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Legal Proceedings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| II.—Workshops inspected | 244 | 119 | 306 | 85 | 309 | 1063 |
| „ re-inspected | 81 | 77 | 184 | 60 | 227 | 629 |
| Workrooms inspected | 324 | 134 | 337 | 71 | 376 | 1242 |
| ,, found overcrowded | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, insufficiently ventilated | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| „ in a dirty condition | 6 | 10 | 28 | 7 | 22 | 73 |
| Sanitary conveniences insufficient | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | 7 |
| ,, „ unsuitable | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| ,, ,, not separate for sexes | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| ,, ,, defective | 9 | 3 | 8 | ... | 21 | 41 |
| Other nuisances | 22 | ... | 36 | 4 | 45 | 107 |
| Intimation notices served | 27 | 13 | 48 | 5 | 61 | '54 |
| Statutory notices served | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 8 | '3 |
| Legal proceedings | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Number of workrooms measured | 26 | ... | 13 | 4 | 20 | 63 |
| Number of workroom cards distributed | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Workshops reported to H.M. Inspector on discovery | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Workshops reported by H.M. Inspector | 7 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 12 | 49 |
| III.—Domestic workshops inspected | 85 | 27 | 75 | 26 | 71 | 284 |
| ,, „ re-inspected | 21 | 17 | 61 | 28 | 31 | 158 |
| Workrooms found overcrowded | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, insufficiently ventilated | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| ,, in a dirty condition | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| Other nuisances | 7 | ... | 13 | ... | 9 | 47 |
| Intimation notices served | 11 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 11 | 50 |
| Statutory notices served | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| Legal proceedings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Domestic workshops reported to H.M. Inspector on discovery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| IV.—Workplaces inspected | 397 | 34 | 187 | 92 | 238 | 948 |
| ,, re-inspected | 119 | 78 | 120 | 13 | 133 | 463 |
| Workrooms inspected | 354 | 42 | 191 | 50 | 230 | 867 |
| ,, found overcrowded | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, insufficiently ventilated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ in a dirty condition | 26 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 19 | 75 |