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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
Paddington 1909
Report on the vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1909
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94 FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES AND HOMEWORK.
TABLE VIII. 1.—Inspection. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors. H.O.
| Premises. | Number of | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |||||||||
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 210 | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 2,020 | 9 | ... | ||||||||
| Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises included in Part 3 of this Report) | 50 | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Total | 2,280 | 9 | ... | ||||||||
| Nature of Work. | Outworkers' Lists, Section 107. | ||||||||||
| Lists received from Employers. | Numbers of Addresses of Outworkers received from other Councils. | Numbers of Addresses of Outworkers forwarded to other Councils. | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. | ||||||||
| Twice in the year. | Once in the year. | ||||||||||
| Lists. | Outworkers- | Lists. | Outworkers. | ||||||||
| Contractors. | Workmen. | Contractors. | Workmen. | ||||||||
| Wearing Apparel— | |||||||||||
| (1) making, &c | 114 | ... | 579 | 23 | ... | 38 | 289 | 415 | ... | ||
| (2) cleaning and washing | 14 | ... | 33 | 5 | ... | 6 | 10 | 7 | ... | ||
| Lace, lace curtains and nets | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ||
| Artificial Flowers | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Furniture and Upholstery | 12 | ... | 50 | 3 | ... | 3 | 6 | 4 | ... | ||
| Umbrellas, etc | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Electro-plate | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Total | 146 | ... | 669 | 31 | ... | 47 | 309 | 426 | ... | ||
4.—Registered Workshops.
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. |
|---|---|
| Workshops on Register end of 1909 | 1,688 |
| Bakehouses „ „ „ (including Level, Underground and Factory Bakehouses) | 75 |
| Total number of workshops on Register | 1,763 |