London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Greenwich 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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these outworkers, the remainder being employed by firms in
various parts of the country.
Local industry also employs 226 outworkers who reside outside
the Borough.
Periodical inspections of the outworkers' homes are made by
the Council's Public Health Inspectors. Altogether 266 such
visits were made in 1971 to ensure that the home working conditions
were satisfactory.
The Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963
The broad purpose of this Act which, for the purpose of registration
came into force on 1st August, 1964, is to give office and
shop workers standards of working conditions and safety as
favourable as those which apply to factory workers under the
Factories Act, 1961.
A statistical summary of the Annual Report, as forwarded to
the Ministry of Labour in respect of the work carried out duing
1971, is given in the following tables:—
Registration and General Inspections
| Class of Premises | No. of Premises Registered during year | Total No. of Premises Registered at end of year | No. of Premises receiving General Inspection during the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offices | 15 | 386 | 45 |
| Retail Shops | 19 | 1,137 | 478 |
| Wholesale shops, Warehouses | 2 | 55 | 9 |
| Catering Estab-lishments, Canteens | 5 | 182 | 95 |
| Fuel Storage | |||
| Depots | — | 5 | 2 |
| TOTALS | 41 | 1,765 | 627 |
Analysis by Workplace of Persons Employed in Registered Premises
| Class of Workplace | No. of persons employed |
|---|---|
| Offices | 6,450 |
| Retail shops | 6,961 |
| Wholesale departments, warehouses | 1,502 |
| Catering establishments open to the public | 1,153 |
| Canteens | 200 |
| Fuel storage depots | 28 |
| *16,294 |
*Males 7,280 Females 9,014