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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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| Men Inspectors. | Woman Inspector. | Totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special. Inspector Gathercole. | East District. Inspector Robinson. | West District. Inspector McGrath. | Miss Wilkinson. | |||
| DEFECTS REMEDIED. | ||||||
| Factories, Workshops and Workplaces, &c.— | ||||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 108 | 41 | 55 | ... | 204 | |
| Want of Ventilation | 25 | 5 | 6 | ... | 36 | |
| Overcrowding | ... | 8 | 3 | ... | 11 | |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Nuisances, &c. | 47 | 168 | 21 | ... | 236 | |
| Kitchens | Storage Cistern defective | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Accommodation for Refuse | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | |
| Accumulation of Refuse | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Sanitary Accommodation | Insufficient (Tenancies) | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 6 |
| Unsuitable (Do.) | ... | 9 | 18 | ... | 27 | |
| Defective (Do.) | 42 | 85 | 111 | ... | 238 | |
| Do. (No. of Conveniences)* | 74 | 163 | 178 | ... | 415 | |
| Not separate for Sexes (Tenancies) | 1 | 11 | 7 | ... | 19 | |
| Total Defects remedied | 234 | 329 | 224 | ... | 787 | |
| OUTWORKERS. | ||||||
| Lists received from City Firms | 1,426 | ... | ... | ... | 1,426 | |
| Names and Addresses, &c., received from other Authorities | 330 | ... | ... | ... | 330 | |
| Names and Addresses transmitted to other Authorities | 12,238 | ... | ... | ... | 12,238 | |
| Notices served on Employers | 1,971 | ... | ... | ... | 1,971 | |
| Letters written, &c. | 75 | ... | ... | ... | 75 | |
| Firms visited | 119 | ... | ... | ... | 119 | |
| Lists not kept by Employers | ... | 38 | 12 | ... | 50 | |
| „ „ forwarded „ | ... | 35 | 12 | ... | 47 | |
| Workshops notified by H.M. Inspector | ... | 84 | 31 | ... | 115 | |
| General complaints received | 7 | 19 | 10 | ... | 36 | |
| Miscellaneous Visits | ... | 309 | 187 | ... | 496 | |
| ACTION TAKEN. | ||||||
| Matters referred to H.M. Inspector— | ||||||
| Want of Cleanliness | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | |
| Want of Ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Failure to affix Abstract | ... | 27 | 11 | ... | 38 | |
| Other Nuisances | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector— | ||||||
| Notified by H.M. Inspector | ... | 47 | 10 | ... | 57 | |
| Reports sent to H.M. Inspector | ... | 47 | 10 | ... | 57 | |
| Other matters | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Notices served— | ||||||
| Factories—Intimation | ... | 9 | 6 | ... | 15 | |
| Statutory | ... | 7 | 13 | ... | 20 | |
| Workshops—Intimation | ... | 61 | 37 | ... | 98 | |
| Statutory | ... | 35 | 35 | ... | 70 | |
| Workplaces, &c.—Intimation | 68 | ... | 1 | 2 | 71 | |
| Statutory | 22 | ... | ... | ... | 22 | |
| Orders required from Sanitary Committee | 48 | 34 | 49 | ... | 131 | |
| Certificates for Cleansing issued by Medical Officer of Health | 27 | 6 | 18 | ... | 51 | |
| Matters referred to District Inspectors | 19 | 11 | ... | 2 | 32 | |
| Matters referred to Woman Inspector | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Matters referred to Workshop Inspectors | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cases reported for Legal Proceeding | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | |
| Legal Proceedings taken | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| INSPECTION OF OUTWORKERS' PREMISES AND DOMESTIC WORKSHOPS. | ||||||
| Registered Workshops at which Outwork is received— | ||||||
| Inspection | ... | 58 | 38 | ... | 96 | |
| Defects found | ... | 16 | 22 | ... | 38 | |
| Defects remedied | ... | 15 | 22 | ... | 37 | |
| Outworkers' Premises—(Tenancies not registered as Workshops) | ||||||
| Inspections | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Defects found | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Defects remedied | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| ♦ Figures not included in total delects found or remedied. | ||||||
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