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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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| Year. | Number of Lists received. | Outworkers Employed in City. | Outworkers Employed outside City. | Total number of Outworkers. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 1,379 | 688 | 12,581 | 13,269 |
| 1920 | 1,359 | 802 | 13,102 | 13,904 |
| 1921 | 1,411 | 717 | 11,035 | 11,752 |
| 1922 | 1,493 | 783 | 11,956 | 12,739 |
| 1923 | 1,406 | 701 | 12,114 | 12,815 |
| 1924 | 1 426 | 848 | 12,234 | 13,082 |
| 1925 | 1,391 | 874 | 12,061 | 12,935 |
| 1926 | 1,352 | 889 | 11,514 | 12,403 |
| 1927 | 1,338 | 846 | 11,230 | 12,076 |
| INSPECTIONS. | East District. | Middle District. | West District. | Totals. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factories, | Initial Inspections (Tenancies) | 17 | 53 | 22 | 92 | |||||||
| Do | Initial Inspections (Workrooms) | 25 | 80 | 55 | 160 | |||||||
| Do | Periodical Inspections (Tenancies) | 121 | 144 | 112 | 377 | |||||||
| DO | Periodical Inspections (Workrooms) | 256 | 434 | 448 | 1,138 | |||||||
| Do | Re-inspections (Sanitary Works, &c., | 134 | 263 | 134 | 531 | |||||||
| Workshops | Initial Inspections (Tenancies) | 49 | 57 | 41 | 147 | |||||||
| Do | Initial Inspections (Workrooms) | 56 | 73 | 69 | 198 | |||||||
| Do | Periodical Inspections (Tenancies) | 280 | 275 | 142 | 697 | |||||||
| Do | Periodical Inspections (Workrooms) | 382 | 365 | 278 | 1,025 | |||||||
| Do | Re-inspections (Sanitary Works, &c., | 220 | 274 | 202 | 696 | |||||||
| Workplaces | Initial Inspections (Tenancies) | 13 | 9 | 27 | 49 | |||||||
| Do | Initial Inspections (Workrooms) | 20 | 9 | 42 | 71 | |||||||
| Do | Periodical Inspections (Tenancies) | 23 | 11 | 30 | 64 | |||||||
| Do | Periodical Inspections (Workrooms) | 57 | 16 | 61 | 134 | |||||||
| Do | Re-inspections (Sanitary Works, &c., | 46 | 20 | 76 | 142 | |||||||
| Bakehouses | Periodical Inspections (Tenancies) | 10 | 10 | 6 | 26 | |||||||
| Do | Periodical Inspections (Workrooms) | 15 | 15 | 6 | 36 | |||||||
| Do | Re-inspections (Sanitary Works, &c., | 4 | 11 | 1 | 16 | |||||||
| Kitchens of Restaurants, &c.— | ||||||||||||
| Initial Inspections (Tenancies) | 6 | 28 | 20 | 54 | ||||||||
| Initial Inspections (Workrooms) | 7 | 63 | 36 | 106 | ||||||||
| Periodical Inspections (Tenancies) | 69 | 81 | 67 | 217 | ||||||||
| Periodical Inspections (Workrooms) | 153 | 196 | 144 | 493 | ||||||||
| Re-inspections (Sanitary Works, &c. | 118 | 237 | 180 | 535 | ||||||||
| Kitchens of Licensed Premises— | ||||||||||||
| Initial Inspections (Tenancies) | 2 | - | — | 2 | ||||||||
| Initial Inspections (Workrooms) | 2 | - | — | 2 | ||||||||
| Periodical Inspections (Tenancies) | 27 | 32 | 28 | 87 | ||||||||
| Periodical Inspections (Workrooms) | 79 | 108 | 48 | 235 | ||||||||
| Re-inspections (Sanitary Works, &c., | 103 | 79 | 43 | 225 | ||||||||
| Workshops notified by H.M. Inspector | — | - | — | — | ||||||||
| General Complaints received | 20 | 5 | 11 | 36 | ||||||||
| Miscellaneous visits | 168 | 93 | 169 | 430 | ||||||||
| DEFECTS FOUND. | FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES. | KITCHENS OF RESTAURANTS, & | KITCHENS OF LICENSED :. PREMISES. | |||||||||
| East District. | Middle District. | West District. | East District. | Middle District. | West District. | East District. | Middle District. | West District. | Totals. | |||
| Want of Clear | lliness | 40 | 23 | 58 | 20 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 14 | 238 | ||
| Want of Vent | ilation | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 57 | |
| Overcrowding | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | ||
| Want of Draii | aage of Floors | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Want of Lava | tory Accommodation | - | - | 3 | - | - | 4 | - | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| Food imprope | rly stored | - | - | - | - | 9 | 10 | - | - | - | 19 | |
| Storage Cister | n defective | 1 | 13 | 24 | _ | 5 | 31 | - | 3 | 10 | 87 | |
| Accommodati | on for Refuse | .— | 6 | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| Accumulation | of Refuse | 1 | 22 | 7 | - | 8 | 7 | - | - | - | 45 | |
| Sanitary Accommodation. | I Insufficient (Tenancies) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | ||
| Unsuitable () | 14 | 2 | 27 | 2 | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | 52 | ||
| Defective () | 87 | 118 | 137 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 398 | ||
| (No. of Conveniences)* | 152 | 132 | 355 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 719 | ||
| Not separate for Sexes (Tenancies) | 11 | 7 | 17 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 39 | ||
| Other Nuisances | 83 | 26 | 42 | 20 | 37 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 258 | ||
| Total Defects found | 241 | 227 | 317 | 57 | 136 | 148 | 28 | 42 | 43 | 1,239 | ||
| * Figures not included in total defects found or remedied. | ||||||||||||