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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
Hampstead 1919
Report for the year 1919 of the Medical Officer of Health
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5.—Other Matters.
| Class. (1) | Number. (2) | |
|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Acts (s. 133) | 28 | |
| Action taken in matters referredby H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Acts (s. 5) | Notified by H.M. Inspector | 5 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 1 | |
| Other | — | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101, 1901) in use at the end of the year | 20* | |
* Including one illegally occupied.
Factories.
The sanitation of Factories is largely controlled by the Factory
Inspectors, but Borough Councils are responsible, among other duties,
for the administration of Section 38 of the Public Health (London)
Act, 1891, which requires the provision of suitable and sufficient
accommodation in the way of sanitary conveniences for the persons of
both sexes employed therein.
The following is a list of the different classes of Factories in Hampstead:—
| Art Metal Workers | 2 | Dairymen | 2 |
| Bakehouses | 11 | Laundries | 2 |
| Bootmakers | 15 | Motor Workers | 6 |
| Builders | Printers | 10 | |
| Butchers | 7 | Other trades | 24 |
| Carpet Beaters | 2 | — | |
| Coffee Roasters | 5 | 90 |
Workshops.
At the end of 1919 there were 352 workshops on the Register, of
which 32 were domestic workshops. Excluding these, there were