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
Woolwich 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces, and Home-workers' Premises.
1
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
| Premises. | Number of | |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | 30 | 2 |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | 246 | 25 |
| Workplaces | 85 | 30 |
| Homeworkers' Premises | 220 | 11 |
| Total | 581 | 68 |
2
| Description. | Number of Defects. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | ||
| Want of Cleanliness | 40 | 40 | |
| Want of Ventilation | 17 | 17 | |
| Overcrowding | 6 | 6 | |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | |
| Other nuisances | 13 | 13 | |
| Sanitary accommodation. | insufficient, unsuitable, or defective | 14 | 14 |
| not separate for) sexes | 5 | 5 | |
| Total | 95 | 95 | |