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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 1919
Sixty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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[1919
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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 | 480 |
| Workshops where women are employed | 634 |
| Laundries | 31 |
| Bakehouses | 237 |
| Restaurant kitchens | 337 |
| Total Number of Workshops on Register | 1,719 |
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) | 34 | |
| 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 | 21 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector. | 21 | |
| Other (New Factories reported under Home Office Memorandum, 1912) | nil | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101) in use at the end of the year.. | 85 | |
DISTRICT INSPECTORS' WORK.
The fourteen district inspectors made a total of 48,533 inspections and
calls during the year, an increase of 11,269 inspections on the corresponding
period of 1918; while 8,270 improvements were effected in 3,861 premises;
as against 4,537 improvements in 2,526 premises for the preceding year. The
increase must be ascribed to the return to duty of those Inspectors who had
been away on War Service, and to the filling up of the vacancies in the
Inspectorial Staff,