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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
Lambeth 1909
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1909
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Full particulars concerning these 229 Workshops have been entered up in the Register, and it is found that there are connected therewith 390 workrooms, in which were working at the time of inspection 1422 persons—461 males and 961 females (females alone being employed in 65 workshops), as follow:—
| M. | F. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | — | — | — |
| Young Persons | 22 | 188 | 210 |
| Adults | 439 | 773 | 1212 |
| 461 | 961 | 1422 |
36 Notices as to "protected persons" (i.e., children
young persons, and women) employed were sent on during
1909 to the Factory Inspectors, from time to time, as
required (i.e., where no Abstract under the Act was found
to have been posted up in a workplace).
105 Notices of occupation (representing 105 workshops)
have been received during 1909 by the Borough Council from
the Factory Inspector, as compared with 34 during 1908,
69 during 1907, 39 during 1906, 16 during 1905, 28 during
1904, 62 during 1903, 25 during 1902, and 32 during 1901,
and 3, 32, 60, 31 and 29 received by the late Vestry during
the five years 1886—1890 respectively.
10 written Notices have been received during 1909 by the
Borough Council from the Factory Inspectors with reference
to contraventions of the Public Health Acts in connection
with Factories and Workshops, and all such nuisances have
been abated, as found necessary, and due notices sent to
the Factory Inspectors as to action taken in each case. The
number of notices received in 1908, 1907, 1906, 1905, 1904,
1903, 1902 and 1901, were 9, 11, 17, 9, 10, 9, 5 and 17, as
compared with 16, 8, 27, 25 and 66 received by the late
Vestry during the five years 1886—1890 respectively.