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City of London 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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4.—Registered Workshops.
| Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the year. (1) | Number. (2) | |
|---|---|---|
| Important classes of workshops, such as workshop bakehouses, may be enumerated here. | General Workshops | 1,050 |
| Bakehouses (including Factory Bakehouses) | 15 | |
| Total number of Workshops on Register | *1,065 | |
* These were found to be 1,566 Workrooms, &c., in places Registered.
5.—Other Matters.
| Class. (a) | Number. (2) | |
|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (S. 133, 1901) | 68 | |
| 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, 1901). | Notified by H.M. Inspector | 6 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 6 | |
| OtheR | — | |
| Underground Bakehouses (S. 101):— | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | Nil. | |
| In use at the end of the year | 10 | |
Date, 31 st December, 1934. (Signature) W. M. WILLOUGHBY ,
Medical Officer of Health.
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 Act of 1901 are detailed in the Home Office
Memorandum of March, 1912.
supervision of the ice cream trade.
Inspections in connection with the manufacture or sale of Ice Cream within the City
have been carried out.
The barrows or stalls of itinerant vendors were visited from time to time during the
summer season, and in any instance where lack of cleanliness or other defect was observed,
the issue of a caution resulted in appropriate steps being taken to remedy the defect.
Seventeen additional premises were registered during the year in accordance with the
requirements of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1928, now repealed and
replaced, as regards ice cream, by the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1932.
removal of refuse from eating houses.
Occasional complaints have been received of removal of refuse from restaurants by
carts through City streets at hours when offices and business premises are open. The matter
of refuse collection is regulated by the Statutory Rules and Orders of the Ministry of Transport,
under the London Traffic Act, 1934. By Clause 2 of the London Traffic (Collection
of Refuse) Regulations, the streets of the Metropolis, including the City, are divided into
two categories, with 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. respectively as the times after which refuse shall
not be collected from them, and 7 p.m. as the latest time at which either category can be
legally kept clear of refuse carts. The Police are the authorities responsible for the administration
of these Regulations, and complaints received by this Department are accordingly
transferred to that Authority.