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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 1915
[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. | * West District. | West District. Miss Safford. | East District Miss Wilkinson. | ||
| Factories, Workshops and Workplaces, &c.— Want of Cleanliness | 96 | 32 | 57 | 33 | 19 | 237 |
| Want of Ventilation | 14 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 43 |
| Overcrowding | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Nuisances, &c. | 46 | 45 | 208 | 38 | 12 | 349 |
| Kitchens— Storage Cistern defective | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 14 |
| Accommodation for Refuse | 43 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 44 |
| Accumulation of Refuse | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 |
| Sanitary Accommodation— Insufficient (Tenancies) | ... | 2 | 9 | 1 | ... | 12 |
| Unsuitable ( Do. ) | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 7 |
| Defective ( Do. ) | 43 | 62 | 226 | 42 | 22 | 395 |
| Not separate for Sexes (Tenancies) | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 5 | 10 |
| No. of Conveniences Defective | 62 | 84 | 451 | 62 | 46 | 705 |
| Total defects remedied | 255 | 153 | 526 | 132 | 60 | 1126 |
| Domestic Workshops—Inspections (Tenancies) | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 6 |
| Do. Initial Inspections (Workrooms) | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 6 |
| Do. Periodical Inspections (Tenancies) | ... | ... | ... | 29 | • •• | 29 |
| Do. Periodical Inspections (Workrooms) | ... | ... | ... | 29 | ... | 29 |
| Do. Re-inspections (Sanitary works, &c., in hand) | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 5 |
| Do. Defects found | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 8 |
| Do. Defects remedied | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 |
| Outworkers' Premises, Inspections (Tenancies) | ... | ... | ... | 55 | 2 | 57 |
| Do. Initial Inspections (Workrooms) | ... | ... | ... | 55 | 2 | 57 |
| Do. Periodical Inspections (Tenancies) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Do. Periodical Inspections (Workrooms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Do. Re-inspections (Sanitary Works, &c., in hand) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Do. Defects found | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Do. Defects remedied | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Offices, Inspections (Tenancies) | ... | ... | ... | 24 | 4 | 28 |
| Do. Initial Inspections (Rooms) | ... | ... | ... | 40 | 6 | 46 |
| Do. Re-inspections (Sanitary Works, &c., in hand) | ... | ... | ... | 28 | ... | 28 |
| Do. Defects found | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Do. Defects remedied | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
* 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.