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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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| Men Inspectors. | Women Inspectors. | Totals. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special. Inspector Gathercole. | East District. Inspector †Dunworth. | West District. Inspector Robinson. | West District. Miss Safford. | East District. Miss Wilkinson. | ||
| Factories, Initial Inspections (Tenancies) | .. | 39 | 55 | 11 | 4 | 109 |
| Do. Initial Inspections (Workrooms) | ... | 75 | 141 | 21 | 4 | 241 |
| Do. Periodical Inspections (Tenancies) | 15 | 340 | 400 | 67 | 17 | 839 |
| Do. Periodical Inspections (Workrooms) | ... | 1,241 | 1,568 | 175 | 37 | 3,021 |
| Do. Re-inspections (Sanitary Works, &c., in hand) | ... | 333 | 636 | 27 | 2 | 998 |
| Workshops, Initial Inspections (Tenancies) | ... | 133 | 71 | 41 | 20 | 265 |
| Do. Initial Inspections (Workrooms) | ... | 176 | 98 | 86 | 21 | 381 |
| Do. Periodical Inspections (Tenancies) | 63 | 692 | 527 | 193 | 166 | 1,641 |
| Do. Periodical Inspections (Workrooms) | ... | 927 | 852 | 300 | 251 | 2,330 |
| Do. Re-inspections (Sanitary Works, &c., in hand) | 107 | 624 | 468 | 75 | 38 | 1,312 |
| Workplaces, Initial Inspections (Tenancies) | 39 | ... | ... | 6 | 22 | 67 |
| Do. Initial Inspections (Workrooms) | 50 | ... | ... | 6 | 22 | 78 |
| Do. Periodical Inspections (Tenancies) | 426 | ... | ... | 25 | 82 | 533 |
| Do. Periodical Inspections (Workrooms) | 622 | ... | ... | 27 | 83 | 732 |
| Do. Re-inspections(Sanitary Works, &c., in hand) | 605 | ... | ... | 37 | 20 | 662 |
| Bakehouses, Inspections | 78 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 78 |
| Do. Re-inspections (Sanitary Works, &c., in hand) | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 |
| Factories, Workshops and Workplaces, &c.— | ||||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 120 | 226 | 246 | 21 | 72 | 685 |
| Want of Ventilation | 22 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 83 |
| Overcrowding | ... | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Nuisances, &c. | 108 | 393 | 241 | 23 | 51 | 816 |
| Kitchens— Storage Cistern defective | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 |
| Accommodation for Refuse | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 15 |
| Accumulation of Refuse | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 |
| Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||||
| Insufficient (Tenancies) | 6 | 7 | 7 | ... | 8 | 28 |
| Unsuitable ( Do. ) | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 24 |
| Defective ( Do. ) | 74 | 308 | 348 | 70 | 93 | 893 |
| Do. (No. of Conveniences) * | 96 | 703 | 655 | 82 | 109 | *1,645 |
| Not separate for Sexes (Tenancies) | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | ... | 26 |
| Total Defects found | 361 | 974 | 883 | 131 | 256 | 2,605 |
* Figures not included in total defects found or remedied. † Inspector Dunworth, Military Duties (Mobilised 5th August, 1914).