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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
Deptford 1904
Report of the Medical Officer of Health 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)
9
Action taken in matters referred
by H.M. Inspectors as remediable
under the Public Health
Acts, but not under the
Factory Act, s. 5)
Notified by H.M.
Inspector
4
Reports (of action
taken) sent to
H.M. Inspectors
4
Other
19
Underground Bakehouses (s. 101) : —
In use during 1903
34
in 1903
27
Certificates granted
in 1904
1
In use at the end of 1904
28
Number of
Homework:—
Lists.
Outworkers.
Lists of Outworkers (s. 107):-
Lists received
204
95
forwarded to other Authorities
314
Addresses of outworkers
received from other Authorities
280
Wearing
Apparel.
Other.
Homework in unwholesome or infected premises:-
Notices prohibiting homework in unwholesome
premises (s. 108)
-!____
Cases of Infectious disease notified in Homeworkers'
premises
4
Orders prohibiting homework in infected
premises (s. 110)
Workshops on Register (s. 131) at the end of 1904: —
Bakehouses
77
Dressmaking
53
Laundries
12
11
Millinery
Shirtmaking
7
Tailoring
20
Wheelwrights (Vans, &c.)
11
Others
64
Total number of Workshops on Register
255
Number of Workshop rooms measured
18