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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 1910
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1910
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cleanliness were Complied with. The other workshops are
supervised by the Sanitary Inspectors in their respective
districts.
Outworkers.
261 visits were made to the homes of outworkers, and six
notices were served in respect of nuisances observed. No
case of infectious illness was reported in any outworker's
home.
Bakehouses.
There are 70 bakehouses on the register, of which 50 are
underground. Five breaches of the special requirements for
bakehouses were dealt with.
The following tables prepared at the request of the Secretary
of State for the Home Department give a summary of
the work done in connection with the Factory Act:—
Administration oj the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901,
in connection with Factories, Workshops, Workplaces
a!nd Homework.
1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS
AND WORKPLACES.
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Writter Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries.) | 105 | 6 | — |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries.) | 520 | 42 | — |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' premises included in Part 3 of this re-port.) | 153 | 17 | — |
| Total | 778 | 65 | — |