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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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74
FACTORIES.
There is an increase in the number of Factories registered, no fewer than
95 firms having had their premises inspected for the first time. The defects
found are similar in all respects to those found in workshops.
* Details of Factory Inspections, 1908.
| Initial inspections (workrooms) | 262 | |
| Periodical inspections | 2,483 | |
| Re-inspections (sanitary work needed) | 1,026 | |
| 3,771 | ||
| Workers employed— | ||
| Men | 16,942 | |
| Women | 11,861 | |
| 28,803 | ||
| Notices served— | ||
| Intimation | 220 | |
| Statutory | 39 | |
| __ | 259 |
Defects remedied.
| Drains relaid or amended | 15 | |
| Soil pipes repaired or renewed | 37 | |
| Urinals repaired or renewed | 36 | |
| „ cleansed | 23 | |
| – | 59 | |
| Sink wastes amended - | - | 54 |
| Rain-water pipes repaired | — | 11 |
| Cisterns cleansed or covered - | — | 29 |
| Refuse receptacles provided | — | 12 |
| Water-closets— | ||
| Separate and suitable provided 11 | ||
| Additional provided | 4 | |
| Lobbies constructed | 131 | |
| Ventilated | 38 | |
| Floors made impervious | 16 | |
| Pans cleansed | 713 | |
| Walls and ceilings cleansed | 123 | |
| Flush improved | 53 | |
| Other defects | 9 | |
| — | 1,098 | |
| General defects remedied | - | 319 |
| Total defects remedied | - | 1,634 |
* For details of Women Sanitary Inspectors' work, see page 84.