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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 1908
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1908
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4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
| Workshops on the Register (S.131) at the end of the year. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| Important cases of workshops such as workshop bake houses may be enumerated here | bakehouses | 61 |
| dressmakers | 248 | |
| restaurants, etc. | 135 | |
| others | 592 | |
| Total number of workshops on Register | 1036 | |
5.—OTHER MATTERS.
| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| Matter notified to H. M. Inspector of Factories— | ||
| Failures to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act, (S. 133) | — | |
| Action taken in matters re ferred by H. M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (S.5) | Notified by H. M. Inspector | 11 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H. M. Inspector | 11 | |
| Other | 6 | |
| Underground bakehouses (S. 101)— | ||
| Certificate granted during the year | — | |
| In use at the end of the year | 33 | |
Note—The Factory and Workshop Act, 1901 (s. 132), requires the Medical Officer of Health
in his Annual Report to the Borough Council to report specifically on the administration of that
Act in workshops and workplaces, and to send a copy of his Annual Report, or so much of it as
deals with this subject, to the Secretary of State (Home Office). If the Annual Report is presented
other than in print, it is unnecessary to include in the copy sent to the Home Office the portions
which do not relate to factories, workshops, laundries, workplaces or homework The duties of
Local Authorities and the Medical Officer of Health under the Act of 1901 are detailed in the
Home Office Memorandum of December, 1904. A further Memorandum, on the Home Work
Provisions of the Factory Act, was issued to all Borough Councils and Medical Officers of
Health in October, 1906.