London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Islington 1904

Forty-ninth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington

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[1904

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)130
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. Inspector10
Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspectors.10
Other2
Underground Bakehouses (S. 101):—
In use during 1903115
Certificates grantedin 190369
in 190433
In use at the end of 1904104
Homework :—Number of
List of Outworkers* (S. 107) :—Lists.Outworkers.
Lists received2011759
Addresses of outworkersforwarded to other Authorities886
received from other Authorities875
Homework in unwholesome or infected premises : —Wearing Apparel.Other.
Notices prohibiting homework in unwholesome premises (S. 108)
Cases of infectious disease notified in homeworkers' premises12
Orders prohibiting homework in infected premises (S. 110)
Workshops on the Register IS. 131) at the end of 1904
Important classes of workshops, such as workshop bakehouses, may be enumerated here.Workshops where men are employed647
Workshops where women are employed869
Laundries171
Bakehouses255
Restaurant Kitchens, &c.336
Total number of workshops on Register2278

* The Lists should be received twice in the year. The year's figures required in the Table are
then obtained by adding together the two half-yearly totals.