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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
Poplar 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Other Matters.
| Class. (1) | Number (2) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories : — | |||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133) | 23 | ||
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remedi-able under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Fac-tory and Workshop Act (s. 5) | Ntotified by H.M. Inspector | 5 | |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 5 | ||
| Other | 4 | ||
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101) :— | |||
| Certificates granted during the year | |||
| In use at the end of the year | 25 | ||
BAKEHOUSES.
Inspections. Hours of Labour (Bakehouses) Bil.t..
Inspections.
The Bakehouses throughout the Borough were inspected at least
twice during the year.
There are 111 bakehouses in the Borough of Poplar, 36 Poplar
(including 1 factory bakehouse), 48 Bromley (including 1 factory
bakehouse), 27 Bow, but at the date of the last inspection 5 were
disused in Poplar, 11 in Bromley and 4 in Bow, so that there were
in use 91 bakehouses, 31 Poplar, 37 Bromley and 23 Bow. See Table A,
page 145, number made up to end of year.
There are 35 underground bakehouses in the Borough, 8 Poplar, 15
Bromley and 12 Bow. At the autumnal half-yearly inspection 10 were
not in use—2 Poplar, 5 Bromley and 3 Bow.