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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
Islington 1918
Sixty-third annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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4—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. (1) | Number. (2) | |
|---|---|---|
| Workshops where men are employed | 392 | |
| Workshops where women are employed | 862 | |
| Laundries | 69 | |
| Bakehouses | 238 | |
| Restaurant kitchens | 326 | |
| Total Number of Workshops on Register | 1,887 | |
| 5.—OTHER MATTERS. | ||
| Class. (1) | Number. (2) | |
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133, 1901) | 24 | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable | under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 5, 1901). | Notified by H.M. Inspector | 15 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector. | 4 | |
| Other (New Factories reported under Home Office Memorandum, 1912) | nil | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101) in use at the end of the year | 75 | |
DISTRICT INSPECTORS' WORK.
Owing to the War the District Sanitary Inspectors again worked with
five men short, and therefore the sanitary improvements effected in the
Borough were less than usual. Each of the fourteen sanitary districts
contain in ordinary times on an average 23,000 persons for the Inspector
to look after, but during the last few years these were reduced to 10 districts,
so that each district contained about 33,000 persons, so that the tally
of work necessarily shows a decrease, although, if each Inspector's work be
taken and compared with previous years, it will be found in each instance to
show an increase. It is much to be regretted that house-to-house inspection
had to be abandoned during the war.