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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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Men Inspectors.
Women Inspectors.
Special.
Inspector
Gathercole.
East
District.
Inspector
Robinson.
West
District.
Inspector
McGrath.
West
District.
Miss
East
District.
Miss
Wilkinson.
Totals
DEFECTS REMEDIED.
Factories, Workshops and Workplaces &c.—
Want of Cleanliness 37 39 48 1 125
Want of Ventilation 8 5 5 18
Overcrowding 7 2 9
Want of Drainage of Floors
Other Nuisances, &c. 17 174 79 1 271
Storage Cistern defective 5 5
Kitchens Accommodation for Refuse 7 7
Accumulation of Refuse
Insufficient (Tenancies) 1 1
Sanitary Unsuitable (Do.) 3 15 18
Accom- Defective (Do.) 21 113 149 3 286
modation , Do. (No. of Conveniences)* 23 232 256 3 514
Not separate for Sexes (Tenancies) 8 9 17
Total Defects remedied 90 355 307 5 757
OUTWORKERS.
Lists received from City Firms 1,406 1,406
Names and Addresses, &c., received from other Authorities 218 218
Names and Addresses transmitted to other Authorities 11,375 739 12,114
Notices served on Employers 1,926 1,926
Letters written, &c. 84 3 87
Firms visited 119 119
Lists not kept by Employers 62 5 67
„ „ forwarded „ 58 5 63
Workshops notified by H.M. Inspector 59 21 80
General complaints received 3 15 11 29
Miscellaneous Visits 204 187 391
ACTION TAKEN.
Matters referred to H.M. Inspector—
Want of Cleanliness 1 5 6
Want of Ventilation
Overcrowding
Want of Drainage of Floors
Failure to affix Abstract 47 21 68
Other Nuisances
Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector—
Notified by H.M. Inspector 28 7 35
Reports sent to H.M. Inspector 28 7 35
Other matters
Notices served—
Factories—Intimation 16 7 23
Statutory 1 1 2
Workshops—Intimation 1 50 35 86
Statutory 37 19 56
Workplaces, &c.—Intimation 55 2 4 61
Statutory 24 2 26
Orders required from Sanitary Committee 34 32 20 86
Certificates for Cleansing issued by Medical Officer of Health 18 7 6 31
Matters referred to District Inspectors 4 8 4 16
Matters referred to Women Inspectors
Matters referred to Workshop Inspectors
Cases reported for Legal Proceedings 2 2
Legal Proceedings taken
INSPECTION OF OUTWORKERS' PREMISES
AND DOMESTIC WORKSHOPS.
Registered Workshops at which Outwork is received—
Inspections115 12 127
Defects found 46 5 51
Defects remedied 21 5 26
Outworkers' Premises—(Tenancies not registered as Workshops)
Inspections 9 9
Defects found
Defects remedied
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