London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1918
Summary of the annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1918
This page requires JavaScript
13
FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT. 1901.
The premises at present upon the Register number
3,753, in which are included 7,659 workrooms, &c.
Inspections of Factories numbered 907.
| „ „ Workshops ,, | 794. |
| „ ,, Workplaces ,, | 785. |
There were 268 notices served during the year for
various purposes under the Act. The total number
of defects discovered was 513. Of these, 397 were
remedied before the end of the year, and four instances
were referred to H.M. Inspector of Factories.
Bakehouses were as in previous years.
The details of the work done in Factories and
Workshops does not admit of a satisfactory summary.
"Home" Workers.—1,395 lists were received
which included the addresses of 12,802 Outworkers
employed outside the City, and 607 employed within
the City.
The chief trades employing Outworkers appear to
be those engaged in making of wearing apparel,
furriers, umbrella makers, artificial flower makers and
paper-bag and box makers.