[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow (London, England) UDC 1906].
- Walthamstow (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- [1907]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow (London, England) UDC 1906]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![These have all been systematically visited and defects remedied, as set out in the Sanitary Inspector’s Report attached. Laundries and Bakehouses had special attention given them, the latter particularly. Generally they have been well kept, but it is only by constant visiting that bakehouses can be kept up to a good standard. Outworkers’ Premises.—There are 1,022 of these on the Register, and ] 178 visits were made to them. They consist mainly of one or two rooms of the dwelling-house used temporarily as a workplace. Air Space.—One case of overcrowding was reported by the Factory Inspector. I visited the place and found the woman had left and moved into another house. The overcrowding consisted in having an extra hand in a room, while another room was fitted with a sewing machine. This is the least likely portion of the Act to be infringed in this district. Cleanliness and Ventilation.— In 3 instances the entire premises, and in 59 the kitchens, bedrooms, or workrooms were dirty. 'The necessary cleansing was effected. Suitable and Sufficient Sanitary Conveniences exist in all. In 6 instances the w.c., and in 28 the w.c. flush was defective and remedied. Homework.—-Under this heading Section 107 to 115 gives power to deal with (a) unhealthy dwellings, (b) premises where there is dangerous infectious disease. Unwholesome Dwellings. — Action was taken in two instances. i Infectious Dwellings.—In 12 instances where wearing apparel was made the Act was put into operation. Any authority having power to carry out these sections should certainly also be able to deal with the cases of infectious illness by having them removed to hospital. Only in a few instances was there any delay in removing the patients and having the premises and clothing disinfected. Every Medical Practitioner attending a case of Anthrax, Lead, Phosphorus, Arsenical and Mercurial Poisoning is bound to notify the same to the Chief Inspector of Factories at the Home Office.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30437362_0080.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
