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Wandsworth 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 243
TABLE CXV.
| Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.—Factories inspected | 156 | 71 | 125 | 23 | 199 | 574 |
| „ re-inspected | 20 | 33 | 34 | 6 | 38 | 131 |
| Sanitary conveniences insufficient | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| „ ,, unsuitable | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| ,, ,, not separate | ||||||
| for sexes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ „ defective | 6 | 7 | 1 | ... | 18 | 32 |
| Other nuisances | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 34 |
| Intimation notices served | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 63 |
| Statutory notices served | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 |
| Legal proceedings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| II.—Workshops inspected | 396 | 186 | 317 | 87 | 398 | 1384 |
| „ re-inspected | 6l | 21 | 105 | 20 | 91 | 298 |
| Workrooms inspected | 540 | 198 | 395 | 91 | 609 | 1833 |
| „ found overcrowded | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ insufficiently ventilated | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 |
| „ in a dirty condition | 11 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 29 | 71 |
| Sanitary conveniences insufficient | 11 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 |
| „ „ unsuitable | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, ,, not separate | ||||||
| for sexes ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| ,, „ defective | 9 | 3 | 4 | ... | 6 | 22 |
| Other nuisances | 16 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 11 | 61 |
| Intimation notices served | 22 | 7 | 53 | 2 | 41 | 125 |
| Statutory notices served | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 6 | 11 |
| Legal proceedings | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Number of workrooms measured | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 25 |
| Number of workroom cards distributed | ... | |||||
| Workshops reported to H.M. Inspector | ||||||
| on discovery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Workshops reported by H.M. Inspector | 1 | ... | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| III.—Domestic workshops inspected | 79 | 23 | 89 | 27 | 78 | 296 |
| ,, „ re-inspected | 21 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 53 |
| Workrooms found overcrowded | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ insufficiently ventilated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, in a dirty condition | 5 | ... | 11 | ... | 5 | 22 |
| Other nuisances | 9 | 2 | 26 | ... | 4 | 41 |
| Intimation notices served | 11 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 45 |
| Statutory notices served | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Legal proceedings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Domestic workshops reported to H.M. | ||||||
| Inspector on discovery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| IV.—Workplaces inspected | 373 | 46 | 252 | 119 | 320 | 1110 |
| „ re-inspected | 68 | 12 | 53 | 12 | 73 | 218 |
| Workrooms inspected | 338 | 51 | 251 | 83 | 365 | 1088 |
| ,, found overcrowded | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, insufficiently ventilated ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| „ in a dirty condition | 12 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 35 | 70 |