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

West Ham 1909

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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Table: Nuisances and other Offences dealt with in connection with Factories, Workshops, and Homeworkers' Premises.

Nuisances and other Offences dealt with in connection with Factories, Workshops, and Homeworkers' Premises.

Factories and Workshops.Home-workers' Premises.
Dirty yards59
Dirty or defective walls and ceilings190350
,, „ floors3183
Defective roofs2455
,, guttering and stack pipes1470
,, window panes and sash lines828
„ stairs and treads625
,, handrails and banisters2022
„ doors-10
„ water fittings620
,, cisterns4-
„ sinks-8
„ coppers-9
„ stoves-6
„ water-closet pans and traps1411
„ flushing apparatus415
„ soil pipes-5
„ drains610
yard paving2036
Choked drains1413
No dust receptacle-31
Water-closets without doors10-
Damp walls2-
Failure to affix Abstract54-
Abstract improperly filled in10-
No homeworkers'lists kept20-
Workrooms insufficiently ventilated6-
Workrooms overcrowded12-
Noxious fumes from gas stoves8-
Insufficient water-closet accommodation4-
Unsuitable water-closet accommodation3-
No separate accommodation for the sexes5-
500816