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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 1916
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1916
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4.—Registered Workshops.
| Workshops on the Register (s.131) at the end of the year 1916. (1) | Number. (2) |
|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 214 |
| Restaurants | 296 |
| Laundries | 213 |
| Dressmakers | 347 |
| Tailors | 151 |
| Milliners and Mantle Makers | 97 |
| Blouse Makers | 91 |
| Other Businesses | 419 |
| Total number of workshops on Register | 1828 |
5.—Other Matters.
| Class. (1) | Number. (2) | |
|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories :— | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133) | 12 | |
| 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 | 11 |
| Reports(of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 11 | |
| Other | – | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s.101) :— | ||
| Certificates granted during 1915 | – | |
| In use at the end of 1915 | 72 | |
Note. —The Factory and Workshop Act, 1901 (s.132) requires the Medical
Officer of Health in his Annual 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,
workplaces or homework. The duties of Local Authorities and the
Medical Officer of Health under the Acts are detailed in the Home Office
Memoranda, issued to all Districts, Councils and Medical Officers of Health.