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 1914

[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.

N umber of Homeworkers'Premises inspected during the year620
Number of Notices served90
Factories and Workshops.Home-workers' Premises.
Dirty yards214
Dirty and defective walls and ceilings188287
„ „ floors1412
Defective guttering1828
„ water fittings1620
,, yard paying2830
„ roofs2022
,, water-closet pans25
„ windows and sash lines1722
„ water fittings96
„ drains21
„ doors210
„ stairs and handrails1216
„ sink waste48
„ external brickwork2–
„ coppers—6
Choked drains210
Workrooms overcrowded10–
No dust receptacle1425
Floors undrained3–
Unsuitable water-closet accommodation13–
Insufficient ventilation3–
No separate accommodation2–
No Abstract Exhibited25—
408522