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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.
ACTION TAKEN.
Matters referred to H.M. Inspector— Want of Cleanliness1...61...8
Want of Ventilation1152...9
Overcrowding......4......4
Want of Drainage of Floors..................
Failure to affix Abstract532335167
Other Nuisances, &c.2...25...9
Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector—
Notified by H.M. Inspector36131225
Reports sent to H.M. Inspector36131225
Other matters, &c.......1......1
Notices served— Factories—Intimation12406150
Statutory......352...37
Workshops—Intimation3361011215167
Statutory79695...90
Workplaces, &c.—Intimation71......61491
Statutory3613...1...50
Orders required from Sanitary Committee5334110188223
Certificates for Cleansing issued by Medical Officer of Health201292...43
Matters referred to District Inspectors6...733349
Matters referred to Women Inspectors......1......1
Matters referred to Workshop Inspectors.........43236
Cases reported for Legal Proceedings...............• ••
Legal Proceedings taken..................

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* 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.
SANITARY DEFECTS IN FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS NOTIFIED
IN 1915 BY H.M, INSPECTOR OF FACTORIES.
Complaints were received from H.M. Inspector in respect of 25 matters which were
all disposed of before the end of the year or early in the year 1916.
As previously mentioned, when dirty conditions or want of ventilation, &c., in
Factories are observed, H.M. Inspector is at once notified of the fact—any necessary
work being carried out under his immediate supervision.