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City of London 1920

Report of the Medical Officer of Health of the City of London for the year 1920

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The following is a Summary of Inspections of separate workrooms since 1914 :—

FACTORIES.Workshop Inspectors.Women Inspectors.Totals.
19143,0252373,262
19151,4383191,757
19161,2644061,670
19171,5012341,735
19189043907
191999571,002
1920866866
WORKSHOPS.
19142,0536582,711
19151,4117512,162
19161,2247991,960
19171,3083471,655
191878311794
19191,069181,087
1920731731
WORKPLACES.
1914672138810
1915512164676
1916469173642
1917760124884
191871372785
191944541486
1920618618

BAKEHOUSES.—Bakehouses are scheduled as Workshops (Part 2, Sixth
Schedule), and are required to be registered by the Local Authority (Section 132).
Nos. 8/14, King Street, Snow Hill, ceased to be used as a Bakehouse during
the year.
The following is a list of Bakehouses registered in the City:—
ABOVEC.ROUND BAKEHOUSES.
†280, Bishopsgate.
†45, Fish Street Hill,
†Great Eastern Railway Hotel.
*61, Middlesex Street.
*85, Middlesex Street.
†*37, Middlesex Street.
*63 to 65, Middlesex Street.
†*122, Middlesex btreet.
3, Pancras Lane.
†21, Stoney Lane.
68, St. Mary Axe.
*75, St. Paul's Churchyard.
194, Upper Thames Street.
UNDERGROUND BAKEHOUSES.
188, Aldersgate.
262, Bishopsgate.
*4, Broadway.
8, Copthall Avenue.
15, Cornhill.
†*67, Farringdon Street.
*93, Fetter Lane.
48, Knightrider Street.
SUMMARY.
Aboveground Bakehouses 5
Underground Bakehouses 16
21
*These have been established at least 34 years. †factory Bakhouses Qpower is used)