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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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SUMMARY OF WORK IN FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
The following Table gives some idea of the Sanitary Work of the Workshop
(Men and Women) Inspectors.
The details include Initial Inspections, Periodical Inspections, Re-inspections (Sanitary works, &c., in hand)—the number of the defects found and remedied; the number of notices served; Outworkers' names and addresses, &c., dealt with—&c., &c.
| Men Inspectors. | Women Inspectors. | Totals. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special. Inspector Gathercole. | *East District. | *West District. | West District. Miss Safford. | East District. Miss Wilkinson. | ||
| INSPECTIONS. | ||||||
| Factories, Initial Inspections (Tenancies) | 3 | 3 | 27 | 33 | 4 | 70 |
| Do. Initial Inspections (Workrooms) | 7 | 7 | 55 | 72 | 10 | 151 |
| Do. Periodical Inspections (Tenancies) | 27 | 43 | 340 | 59 | 47 | 516 |
| Do. Periodical Inspections (Workrooms) | 101 | 107 | 1,161 | 123 | 114 | 1,606 |
| Do. Re-inspections (Sanitary Works, &c., in hand) | 21 | 45 | 398 | 29 | 3 | 496 |
| Workshops, Initial Inspections (Tenancies) | 12 | 94 | 72 | 90 | 17 | 285 |
| Do. Initial Inspections (Workrooms) | 23 | 121 | 95 | 133 | 24 | 396 |
| Do. Periodical Inspections (Tenancies) | 27 | 206 | 535 | 235 | 140 | 1,143 |
| Do. Periodical Inspections (Workrooms) | 54 | 305 | 781 | 335 | 259 | 1,734 |
| Do. Re-inspections (Sanitary Works, &c., in hand) | 25 | 176 | 363 | 72 | 26 | 662 |
| Workplaces, Initial Inspections (Tenancies) | 43 | 1 | ... | 20 | 3 | 67 |
| Do. Initial Inspections (Workrooms) | 75 | 1 | ... | 23 | 6 | 105 |
| Do. Periodical Inspections (Tenancies) | 246 | 1 | ... | 42 | 88 | 377 |
| Do. Periodical Inspections (Workrooms) | 435 | 1 | ... | 42 | 93 | 571 |
| Do. Re-inspections (Sanitary Works, &c., in hand) | 328 | ... | ... | 126 | 15 | 469 |
| Bakehouses, Inspections | 32 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32 |
| Do. Re-inspections (Sanitary Works, &c., in hand) | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24 |
| DEFECTS FOUND. | ||||||
| Factories, Workshops and Workplaces, &c.-Want of Cleanliness | 77 | 43 | 69 | 74 | 45 | 308 |
| Want of Ventilation | 17 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 60 |
| Overcrowding | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | 7 |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Nuisances,&c. | 36 | 41 | 201 | 64 | 40 | 382 |
| Kitchens— | ||||||
| Storage Cistern defective | 9 | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 19 |
| Accommodation for Refuse | 62 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 64 |
| Accumulation of Refuse | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 7 |
| Sanitary Accommodation— | ||||||
| Insufficient (Tenancies) | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 25 |
| Unsuitable (Do.) | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 |
| Defective (Do.) | 46 | 58 | 268 | 60 | 74 | 506 |
| Not separate for Sexes (Tenancies) | 1 | ... | 5 | 9 | 14 | 29 |
| No. of Conveniences found defective | 75 | 99 | 492 | 89 | 79 | 834 |
| Total Defects found | 253 | 160 | 591 | 229 | 194 | 1,427 |
| *This work is being carried out by the District Inspectors and Inspectors Gathercole and May during the absence of the Factory and Workshop Inspectors on Military duties. | ||||||