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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
Hammersmith 1916
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1916
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RAG FLOCK ACT, 1911.
The Rag Flock Regulations, 1912.
Two samples of Rag Flock were taken by your
Inspector during the year and were found not to
conform to the standard of cleanliness required by the
Act.
The amount ot Chlorine found was as follows :—
No. 1 Sample. 1,100 parts of Chlorine per
100,000 parts of Flock.
No. 2 Sample. 300 parts of Chlorine per 100,000
parts of Flock.
The limit under the Act is 30 parts of Chlorine
per 100,000 parts of Flock.
Summonses were issued in each case and penalties
inflicted of £6 11s. 6d.
Factory and Workshops Act.—The following tables
prepared in accordance with the requirements of the
Home Office give a summary of the work carried out
in the borough in connection with the administration
of the Factory and Workshops Act, 1901.
I.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Nolices. | Prosecutions. | |
| Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 561 | 45 | - |
| Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 458 | 41 | - |
| Workplaces (other than out-workers premises included in Part 3 of this report) | 1,015 | 109 | - |
| Total | 2,034 | 195 | — |