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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
City of London 1909
Annual report of Medical Officer of Health for 1909
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The following figures abstracted from the several Registers will be of
interest.
Of the 2,687 Factory Workrooms registered, 949 were occupied by men
only, 64 by women only, and 1,674 by men and women.
Of the 3,226 Workshops registered, 1,699 were occupied by men only, 419
by women only, 1,073 by men and women, and 35 were Domestic Workshops.
The number of workers employed was as follows:—
| Men. | Women. | |
|---|---|---|
| Factories | 16,379 | 11,770 |
| Workshops | 8,095 | 10,958 |
| Workplaces (Kitchens, &c.) | 4,056 | 6,409 |
| Totals | 28,530 | 29,137 |
The following is a summary of inspections of separate Workrooms, &c., made annually since the passing of the Act:—
| Factories. | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1904—Inspections during the year | 78 | |
| 1905 „ ,, „ | 735 | |
| 1906 „ „ „ | 1,708 | |
| 1907 „ „ „ | 2,387 | |
| 1908 „ „ „ | 3,325 | |
| 1909 „ „ „ | 3,938 | |
| 12,171 | ||
| Workshops. | ||
| 1901 | 745 | |
| 1902 | 481 | |
| 1903 | 547 | |
| 1904 | 1,293 | |
| 1905 | 2,025 | |
| 1906 | 3,481 | |
| 1907 | 4,087 | |
| 1908 | 4,668 | |
| 1909 | 5,166 | |
| 22,493 | ||
| Workplaces. | ||
| 1902 | 468 | |
| 1903 | 357 | |
| 1904 | 93 | |
| 1905 | 854 | |
| 1906 | 1,159 | |
| 1907 | 887 | |
| 1908 | 1,077 | |
| 1909 | 744 | 5,639 |
The foregoing figures include the work of the Women Inspectors.