Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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. |
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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 |
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(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 | - |
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