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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 1919
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1919
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4.—R egistered W orkshops.
| Workshops on the Register (Sec. 131) at the end of the year. | Numbers. |
|---|---|
| (1) | (2) |
| Bakehouses | 134 |
| Restaurant kitchens | 422 |
| Laundries | 35 |
| Domestic workshops | — |
| Other workshops where women are employed | 367 |
| Other workshops | 802 |
| Total number of workshops on Register | 1760 |
5.—Other Matters,
| Class | Number | |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | |
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133) | _ | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remedi- able under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factoryand Workshop Act (s. 5) | Notified by H.M. Inspector Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 39 |
| 39 | ||
| Other | — | |
| Underground bakehouses (s. 101) :— | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | — | |
| In use at the end of the year | 88 | |
The number of factories, workshops and workplaces added to and removed from the register during1919 was as follows: —
| Added to register. | Removed from register. | |
|---|---|---|
| Bakehouses— | ||
| Workshop | 0 | l |
| Factory | 0 | 0 |
| Laundries— | ||
| Workshop | 0 | 0 |
| Factory | 0 | 0 |
| Restaurant kitchens | 9 | 4 |
| Other workshops and workplaces | 70 | 0 |
| Other factories | 33 | 0 |