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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
St Pancras 1918
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1918
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The number of factories, workshops and workplaces added to and removed from the register during 1918 was as follows:—
| Added to register. | Removed from register. | |
|---|---|---|
| Bakehouses— | ||
| Workshop | 0 | 1 |
| Factory | 0 | 0 |
| Laundries— | ||
| Workshop | 0 | 0 |
| Factory | 0 | 0 |
| Restaurant kitchens | 35 | 0 |
| Other workshops and workplaces | 42 | 5 |
| Other factories | 34 |
The number of inspections that were made during 101S were as follows:—
| Factory and Workshop Inspector. | Woman Sanitary Inspector. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Re-inspections. | Inspections. | He-inspections. | Inspections. | Re-inspections. | |
| Bakehouses | 348 | 279 | — | — | 348 | 279 |
| Restaurant kitchens | 15 | 5 | 21 | — | 36 | 5 |
| Laundries | 4 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 3 |
| Domestic workshops | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other workshops | 443 | 145 | 1 | — | 444 | 145 |
| Other workplaces | 47 | 71 | — | 47 | 71 | |
| Other factories | 281 | 268 | 5 | — | 286 | 268 |
| Total | 1138 | 771 | 27 | — | 1165 | 771 |
Bakehouses.—At the end of the year there were 174 bakehouses oil the
register including 34 factory bakehouses. 127 of these were underground
bakehouses, of which 52 were unoccupied.
Restaurant Kitchens.—At the end of 191S, 120 restaurant kitchens were on
the register.