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
City of London 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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* Details of Workshop Inspections, 1906.
New workshops notified by H.M. Factory
Department 224
No Abstract of Act affixed where women and
young persons were employed — cases
notified to H.M. Factory Inspector 38
Domestic workshops registered 5
Statutory Certificates for cleansing issued by
Medical Officer of Health 143
Outworkers living or working in the City notified
to the Corporation 196
Outworkers notified by Corporation to outside
districts 14,376
Complaints—
From H.M. Factory Inspector 39
General 24
Total number of complaints — 63
Initial inspections (workrooms) 545
Periodical inspections 1,822
Re-inspections (sanitary work in hand) 2,931
5,298
Workers employed—
Men 6,463
Women 7,182
Young persons (male) 47
„ „ (female) 17
13,709
Notices served—
Intimation 528
Statutory 159
687
Defects remedied.
Walls, ceilings, and approaches cleansed 397
Ventilation improved 75
Overcrowding abated 12
Drains relaid or amended 33
Soil pipes repaired or renewed 42
Urinals repaired or renewed 18
„ flush improved 1
„ cleansed 1
20
Sink wastes amended 72
Rain-water pipes repaired 23
Cisterns cleansed or covered 36
Refuse receptacles provided 49
*For details of Women Sanitary Inspectors' work, see page 86.