London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Wandsworth 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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228 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
In none of these cases was it necessary to make any order
under Section no of the Factory and Workshop Act.
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | |
| Important classes of workshops, such as workshop bakehouses, may be enumerated here. | Workshop Bakehouses | 128 |
| „ Laundries | 144 | |
| Dressmakers'and Milliners'Workshops | 286 | |
| Bootmakers | 166 | |
| Smiths | 45 | |
| Builders | 69 | |
| Tailors | 59 | |
| Other | 793 | |
| Total number of workshops on Register | 1690 | |
TABLE CII. 5.—OTHER MATTERS.
| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | |
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133) | 28 | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under | Notified'by H.M. Inspector | 5 |
| the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 5) | Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 5 |
| Other | ... | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101):— | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | ... | |
| In use at the end of the year | 46 | |