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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
Hampton 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampton]
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Offensive Trades.—
Number in district 1
Number of inspections 2
Effluvium nuisance abated 1
Factory and Workshop Acts. 1901 and 1907.
Workshops and workplaces on the Register 26
Laundries on the Register 7
Retail bakehouses on the Register 8
Number of visits to workshops and workplaces 63
,, ,, laundries 23
„ ,, bakehouses 33
„ „ factories 14
Workshops cleansed and whitewashed 4
Bakehouses limewashed 6
Water closets cleansed 4
Water closets repaired 1
Flushing tanks repaired 3
Refuse removed 3
Drains cleared 3
Outworkers lists received 2
Names of outworkers to other Authorities 4
Notice sent to Factory Inspector 1
Drainage and Water Supply.
The following is a summary of the work done under this
heading.—
Drains tested, exposed, etc. 11
Number found defective 8
Drains cleared 107
Drains repaired 13
Drains trapped 4
Drains re-constructed 1
Disconnecting traps or chambers inserted 2
Soil pipes or ventilating shafts repaired 11
New waste pipes fixed 2