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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
Fulham 1909
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1909
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4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
| Class. | Number. |
|---|---|
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year— | |
| Laundries | 62 |
| Dressmakers, Milliners, Blousemakers, &c. | 147 |
| Tailors, Outfitters, &c. | 36 |
| Bootmakers | 48 |
| Motor and Cycle Works | 23 |
| Cabinet Makers, Picture Frame Makers, &c. | 26 |
| Bakehouses | 69 |
| Other Traders | 85 |
| Total number of workshops on Register | 496 |
5.—OTHER MATTERS.
| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133) | _ | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not , under the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 5) | Notified by H.M. Inspector | 4 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 4 | |
| Other | - | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101) :— | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | - | |
| In use at the end of the year | 50 | |
FOOD SUPPLY.
Milk.
There are 193 milkshops on the register compared with 249
at the end of 1908, a number of unsuitable premises having
been removed under the powers conferred upon the Council
by the London County Council General Powers Act, 1908,
and the occupiers of others have been required to carry out
various alterations to protect the milk from contamination.