[Report 1903] / Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City.

  • Leeds City Council
Date:
1903
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Credit: [Report 1903] / Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Gene7'al summary. T43 In 77 instances workshops where protected persons were employed were reported to the Medical Officer of Health, and by him to the factory inspector. Ninety-three complete inspections and 88 further visits were paid to laundries. These are not included in the tables just named. Domestic workshops received 261 visits. These also are not included in table IV. or V. Restaurant kitchens and bakehouses were inspected in 103 cases, and 85 further visits were made. Twenty-five notices were issued for cleansing or limewashing ; the work has been done in 24. In the remaining case the premises were closed. Five other notices were given on account of defects found, and the work was carried out in 4 before the end of the year. In connection with factories, 43 visits were made for the investigation of complaints, and 73 to secure abatement of nuisances found. In addition to 24 notices given to cleanse or limewash, 34 other notices were issued, and the defects remedied in the year in all the 58 cases. Infantile mortahty.—The work, mentioned in my last report, of visiting every house in South-east Leeds where a death had occurred in a child under two years of age, has been carried on partly by Miss Burrows, partly by Miss Smith. A somewhat complete tabulation of the conditions found has been made, and will be dealt with elsewhere. In consequence of what was found it was necessary for the inspectors to give 64 preliminary notices, and in 56 cases the remedy has been secured. Five of the 56 were cases of overcrowding, and 51 other nuisances were remedied. Eight of the nuisances for which notices were given were unremedied at the end of the year, though 3 of them has been since put right. Cleansing and limewashing notices were given in 106 instances ; 105 were carried out during 1903, and I since.