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Southwark 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 52.
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS (Women's).
Inspector, Miss ELLIOTT.
| Description of Work. | Total for Borough. |
|---|---|
| Workshops, Workplaces, Laundries, &c. Number of on the Register at end of year | 609 |
| Factories, Number of Inspections of | 33 |
| Workshops, Number of Workrooms therein | 1258 |
| ,, Number of Inspections of | 663 |
| ,, Number of Re-inspections of | 1348 |
| ,, Number of Workrooms measured | 410 |
| Workrooms, &c., Number of Inspections of | 1289 |
| ,, found to be overcrowded | 7 |
| ,, found to be insufficiently ventilated | 6 |
| ,, found to be in a dirty condition | 167 |
| Workshops, &c., newly discovered and registered | 91 |
| ,, Reported to H.M. Inspector on discovery | 11 |
| ,, Removed from the Register | 96 |
| Houses visited for enquiry at which no female hands were employed | 18 |
| Houses inspected re outworkers or at whichout workers are employed | 908 |
| Written Intimations issued | 219 |
| Statutory notices | 59 |
| Works carried out under supervision— | |
| 12 | |
| (b) Rooms cleansed and whitewashed | 484 |
| (c) Yards, Floors, Roofs, &c., repaired | 18 |
| - | |
| (e) Miscellaneous nuisances abated | 155 |
| Overcrowding" of Workrooms, Cases of, abated | 10 |
| (f) Drains untrapped, unventilated, &c. | - |
| (g) Sanitary Conveniences ill-lighted, unventilated, and defective in water supply | - |
| - | |
| 213 |