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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
Hammersmith 1905
Sixth annual report year ended 31st March 1906
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lodgings or occupied by the members of more than one
family" were discovered by this Inspector, and were
subsequently dealt with by the Inspector in charge of
the work under the By-laws.
Your Factory Inspector has during the year served
245 notices under the Factory and Workshop Act, and
during the same period 241 notices have been complied
with. During the previous year there were 233 notices
served and 229 complied with.
The following is a list of the Factories and Workshops upon the Register
| Restaurants, Hotels, &c. | 84 |
| Bakehouses | 58 |
| Bootmakers | 60 |
| Motor and Cycle Makers and Engineers | 33 |
| Dressmakers and Milliners | 233 |
| Laundries | 324 |
| Letterpress Printers and Bookbinders | 27 |
| Electrical and Mechanical Engineers ... | 48 |
| Smiths, Wheelwrights and Coachbuilders | 34 |
| Tailors | 46 |
| Bottle Washing Works | 14 |
| Dry Cleaning, Dyeing, and Carpet Beating Works | 16 |
| Firewood Cutters | 14 |
| Builders and Joiners (Machine) | 30 |
| Outworkers | 346 |
| Miscellaneous | 85 |
| Total | 1,452 |
The whole of these premises have been under a
systematic inspection by your special Inspector appointed
for that purpose, and numerous improvements in the
sanitary condition of these premises have been carried
out under his supervision.