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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
Chelsea 1909
Annual report for 1909 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| "Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. | Number.(2) | |
|---|---|---|
| Important classes of workshop, such as workshop bake-house, may be enu- merated here. | Bakehouses | 34 |
| Laundries | 27 | |
| Dressmaking and Millinery | 270 | |
| Outfitting (Women's) | 12 | |
| Various (Women) | 26 | |
| Various (Men) | 140 | |
| Workplaces | 61 | |
| Total number of Workshops on Register | 570 | |
| CLASS. | Number.(2) | |
|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories :— | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133) | 11 | |
| 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 | 9 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 5 | |
| Other | 5 | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101):— | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | — | |
| In use at the end of the year | 28 | |
Note.—The Factory and Workshop Act, 1901 (s. 132), requires the Medical Officer of
Health in his Report to the District Council to report specifically on the administration of
that Act in workshops and workplaces, and to send a copy of his Annual Report, or so
much of it as deals with this subject, to the Secretary of State (Home Office). If the
Annual Report is presented otherwise than in print, it is unnecessary to include in the
copy sent to the Home Office the portions which do not relate to factories, workshops,
laundries, workplaces or homework. The duties of Local Authorities and the Medical
Officer of Health under the Act of 1901 are detailed in the Home Office Memorandum of
December, 1904. A further Memorandum, on the Home Work Provisions of the Factory
Act, was issued to all District Councils and Medical Officers of Health in October, 1906.