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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
Bethnal Green 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year | Number |
|---|---|
| Workshops | 923 |
| Workshop Bakehouses | 32 |
| Total Number of Workshops on Register | 955 |
| Class | Number | |
|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories :— | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Acts (s. 133, 1901) | 22 | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public | Notified by H.M. Inspector | 14 |
| Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshops Acts (s. 5, 1901). | Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 14 |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101) in use at the end of the year (including factories) | 19 | |
HOME WORKERS.
Of the 2,167 names of workmen and contractors
which appeared on the lists received, 1,625 were
given as residing within the Borough. These figures
are approximately double the number of individual
workers, as in the majority of cases the same people
are notified in February and in August.