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
City of Westminster 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Other Matters.
| Class. | Number. |
|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— | |
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act | 127 |
| Action taken in matters referred by II.M. Inspectors as remediable under the Public Health Acts but not under the Factory and Workshop Act— | |
| Notified by H.M. Inspector | 68 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspectors | 68 |
| Other | 17 |
| Workrooms measured | 303 |
| Underground bakehouses— | |
| Certificates granted during the year | — |
| ,, refused ,, | — |
| In use at the end of the year | 67 |
Outworkers.—Firms giving out work in certain trades are required
to send in a list twice a year of those they employ. Notices were
sent to 43 employers for failing to send in lists, no second notice was
sent. Those who failed to reply were visited by the Inspector and all
the lists were eventually received. In addition 20 visits of enquiry
were made to ascertain if outworkers were employed.
They were distributed thus:—
| Council. | Sent from Westminster. | Received by Westminster. | Council. | Sent from Westminster. | Received by Westminster. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. | Aug. | Feb. | Aug. | Feb. | Aug. | Feb. | Aug. | ||
| Acton | 5 | 8 | — | — | Brighton | — | 1 | — | — |
| Barnes | 2 | — | — | — | Broadstairs | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Barnet | 1 | — | — | — | Bromley | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Battersea | 80 | 69 | 1 | — | Camberwell | 29 | 23 | — | — |
| Bedfont | 1 | — | — | — | Carshalton | — | 1 | — | — |
| Bedford | 2 | 1 | — | — | Charlton Kings | 1 | _ | — | — |
| Berkhampstead | — | 1 | — | 4 | Chelsea | 9 | 7 | 39 | 37 |
| Bermondsey | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Cheltenham | — | 1 | — | — |
| Bethnal Green | 9 | 6 | 1 | — | Chichester | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Billingshurst | — | — | — | — | Chiswick | 11 | 9 | — | — |
| Bishop's Stortford | 1 | — | — | — | City of London | 7 | 11 | 53 | 55 |
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