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Greenwich 1904

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1904

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3.—OTHER MATTERS.
Class. Number.
Matters notified to H.M. Inspectors of Factories :—
Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop
Act (s. 133) 10
Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspectors as
remediable under the Public Health Acts, bnt not
under the Factory Act (s. 5):—
Notified by H.M. Inspector 1
Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspectors 1
Other 50
Underground Bakehouses (s. 101) :—
In use during 1903 33
Certificates Granted in 1904 18
In use at the end of 1904 20
Homework :—
Lists Received 66
Outworkers 194
Addresses of Outworkers—
Forwarded to other Authorities 29
Received from other Authorities 122
Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of 1904 :—
No.
Fuel and Firewood Works 8
Bakehouses 72
Laundries 37
Dressmakers 64
Milliners 10
Ladies' Underlinen 10
Other 119
321
Slaughter-Houses. The slaughter-houses have been
visited on 33 occasions by the Inspectors, and have generally
been found to be in satisfactory condition.
Cowhouses. The four cowhouses have been visited by the
Inspectors on 15 occasions, cleansing has been found to be not
satisfactorily carried out on 6 occasions, and this matter has been
attended to. The renewal license for these cowhouses was granted
by the London County Council, in each case, one of the occupiers