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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampton]
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Factory and Workshop Acts, 1901 and 1907.
Number of workshops and workplaces on the Register 29
Number of retail bakehouses on the Register 8
Number of laundries 011 the Register 10
Number of visits to workshops and workplaces 88
Number of visits to bakehouses 39
Number of visits to laundries 34
Number of visits to factories 6
Written notices served respecting defects 4
Workshops cleansed and whitewashed 7
Bakehouses limewashed 6
Water closets cleansed or repaired 2
Sanitary conveniences provided 2
Drains amended 2
Roof repaired 1
Flushing cisterns repaired 3
Outworkers' lists received 4
Names of outworkers sent to other Authorities 5
Notices received from Factory Inspector 3
Notices sent to Factory Inspector 4
Drainage.
The following is a summary of works executed under this
heading :—
Drains tested, exposed, &c. 14
Number found defective 8
Drains cleared 134
Drains repaired or trapped 17
Drains reconstructed 5
Disconnecting traps or chambers inserted 7
Soil and ventilating pipes repaired 9
New ventilating pipe fixed 1
New stoneware sinks fixed 2
New sink wastes fixed 3
Waste pipes repaired 2
Urinals cleansed or repaired 4
Rain pipes disconnected from drains 2