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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
St Pancras 1916
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1916
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The number of factories, workshops and workplaces added to and removed from the register during 1916 was as follows:—
| Added to register. | Removed from register. | |
|---|---|---|
| Bakehouses— | ||
| Workshop | 0 | 5 |
| Factory | l | 0 |
| Laundries— | ||
| Workshop | 3 | 41 |
| Factory | 1 | 3 |
| Restaurant kitchens | 100 | 18 |
| Other factories | 99 | 60 |
The number of inspections that were made during 1916 were as follows:—
| Factory and Workshop Inspector. | Woman Sanitary Inspector. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Re-inspections. | Inspections. | Re-inspections. | Inspections. | Re-inspections. | |
| Bakehouses | 364 | 271 | — | — | 364 | 271 |
| Restaurant kitchens | 229 | 77 | — | — | 229 | 77 |
| Laundries | 44 | 4 | — | — | 44 | 4 |
| Domestic workshops | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other workshops | 640 | 365 | l | — | 641 | 365 |
| Other workplaces | 47 | 53 | 8 | — | 55 | 53 |
| Other factories | 320 | 351 | 2 | — | 322 | 351 |
| Total | 1644 | 1121 | 11 | — | 1655 | 1121 |
Bakehouses.—At the end of the year there were 176 bakehouses on the
register, including 30 factory bakehouses. 128 of these were underground
bakehouses, of which 40 were unoccupied.
Restaurant Kitchens.—At the end of 1916, 304 restaurant kitchens were on
the register.