London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Fulham 1911
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1911
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Outworkers.
290 visits were made to the homes of outworkers
and 16 notices were served in respect of nuisances
found.
Bakehouses.
There are 70 bakehouses on the register, of which
49 are underground. Three breaches of the special
requirements for bakehouses were dealt with.
Kitchens of Restaurants and Coffee Houses.
There are 85 on the register to which 147 visits were
paid and 34 notices for want of cleanliness served.
The following tables prepared at the request of the
Secretary of State for the Home Department gives a
summary of the work done in connection with the
Factory Act:—
1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS
AND WORKPLACES.
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | 132 | 18 | ... |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | 470 | 15 | ... |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' premises included in Part 3 of this Report.) | 342 | 45 | ... |
| Total | 944 | 73 | ... |