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City of London 1904
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the City of London for the year 1904
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A comparison of the number of such notifications received in past years with the year under review shows as follows:—
| Year. | No. of Complaints received. |
|---|---|
| 1897 | 34 |
| 1898 | 65 |
| 1899 | 55 |
| 1900 | 49 |
| 1901« | 51 |
| 1902 | 54 |
| 1903 | 66 |
| 1904 | 31 |
| Annual average | 50 |
It is satisfactory to note that these complaints were fewer in number than
for the last seven years.
On investigating the reports of H.M. Factory Inspectors, defects other than
those notified have been remedied when necessary. The additional defects
found included:—
(1) W.C's opening directly into workshops, &c.
(2) Gas stoves, &c., not ventilated.
(3) Defective drains.
(4) Defective soil pipes.
(5) Defective urinals.
(6) Defective waste pipes, &c.
DOMESTIC WORKSHOPS AND FACTORIES.
"Domestic Workshops" and "Domestic Factories" are places in which no
mechanical power is used, and in which the only persons employed are
members of the same family dwelling there; but when work is done only at
irregular intervals, and does not furnish the whole or the principal means of
living to the family, the place ceases to come under the provisions of the Act.