Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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Men Inspectors. | Women Inspectors. | Totals. | ||||
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Special. Inspector Gathercole. | Fast District. Inspector †Dunworth. | West District. Inspector Robinson. | West District. Miss Safford. | East District Miss Wilkinson. | ||
Factories, Workshops and Workplaces, &c.— | ||||||
Want of Cleanliness | 179 | 197 | 191 | 21 | 26 | 614 |
Want of Ventilation | 30 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 57 |
Overcrowding | ... | 6 | 4 | 4 | ... | 14 |
Want of Drainage of Floors ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Nuisances, &c. | 133 | 366 | 234 | 19 | 5 | 757 |
Kitchens— | ||||||
Storage Cistern defective | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
Accommodation for Refuse | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24 |
Accumulation of Refuse | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 |
Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||||
Insufficient (Tenancies) | 7 | 7 | 5 | ... | ... | 19 |
Unsuitable ( Do. ) | 6 | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 16 |
Defective ( Do. ) | 136 | 274 | 334 | 65 | 10 | 819 |
Do. (No. of Conveniences)* | 195 | 653 | 638 | 72 | 10 | *1,568 |
Not separate for Sexes (Tenancies) | 3 | 4 | 11 | ... | ... | 18 |
Total defects remedied | 536 | 872 | 792 | 114 | 42 | 2,356 |
Domestic Workshops—Inspections (Tenancies) | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 |
Do. Initial Inspections (Workrooms) | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 |
Do. Periodical Inspections (Tenancies) | ... | ... | ... | 34 | 9 | 43 |
Do. Periodical Inspections (Workrooms) | ... | ... | ... | 34 | 9 | 43 |
Do. Re-inspections (Sanitary works, &c., in hand) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Do. Defects found | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
Do.. Defects remedied | ••• | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
Outworkers' Premises, Inspections (Tenancies) | ... | ... | ... | 96 | 1 | 97 |
Do. Initial Inspections (Workrooms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Do. Periodical Inspections (Tenancies) | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Do. Periodical Inspections (Workrooms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Do. Re-inspections (Sanitary Works, &c., in hand) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Do. Defects found | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Do. Defects remedied | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Offices, Inspections (Tenancies) | ... | ... | ... | 49 | 12 | 61 |
Do. Initial Inspections (Rooms) | ... | ... | ... | 63 | 22 | 85 |
Do. Re-inspections (Sanitary Works, &c., in hand) | ... | ... | ... | 23 | 1 | 24 |
Do. Defects found | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 3 | 19 |
Do. Defects remedied | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 2 | 18 |
* Figures not included in total defects found or remedied. † Inspector Dunworth, Military Duties (Mobilised 5th August, 1914).