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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 1920
Sixty-fifth 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. | Number. |
| (1) | (2) |
| Workshops where men are employed | 584 |
| Workshops where women are employed | 609 |
| Laundries | 28 |
| Bakehouses | 241 |
| Restaurant kitchens | 356 |
| Total Number of Workshops on Register | 1,818 |
5.—OTHER MATTERS.
| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | |
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133, 1901) | 23 | |
| 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 | 39 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector. | 37 | |
| Other (New Factories reported under Home Office Memorandum, 1912) | nil | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101) in use at the end of the year | 84 | |
DISTRICT INSPECTOR'S WORK.
The fourteen district inspectors made a total of 61,765 inspections and
calls during the year, an increase of 13,232 inspections on the corresponding
period of 1919: while 16,611 improvements were effected in 7,067 premise;
as against 8,270 improvements in 3,861 premises for the preceding year.
| House to house inspections | 377 |
| Other inspections of dwelling houses | 9,055 |
| Re-inspections and calls made | 48,816 |
| Visits of inquiry re notifiable infectious diseases | 2,853 |
| Butchers' shops, stalls, etc. (Saturday nights) | 53 |
| Ice cream shops and factories | 44 |
| Dairies and Milkshops | 577 |
| Stables and yards | 1,018 |
| Manure depôts | 120 |
| Smoke observations | 64 |