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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
Islington 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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25 [1917
Workshops notified to Home Office, 1917.
| Trade. | Number of Workshops. | Protected Employed Persons. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women. | Male Young Persons. | Total. | ||
| Toys | 4 | 26 | 2 | 28 |
| Mantles | 2 | 12 | .. | 12 |
| Blouses | 2 | 34 | .. | 34 |
| Furrier | 2 | 4 | .. | 4 |
| Robes | 2 | 20 | .. | 20 |
| Artificial Flowers | 1 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| Brushes | 1 | 24 | .. | 24 |
| Ties | .. | .. | .. | |
| Millinery | 2 | 18 | .. | 18 |
| Dolls | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Scientific Instrument Making | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Army Work— | ||||
| Munitions | 4 | 215 | .. | 215 |
| Balloon Making | 2 | 56 | .. | 56 |
| Aeroplane Making | 4 | 628 | .. | 628 |
| Cigarette Making | 1 | 85 | .. | 85 |
| Total | 29 | 1,146 | 5 | 1,151 |
SECRETARY OF STATE'S RETURNS on the administration of the Factory and Workshop Act. 1901, in connection with FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES, AND HOMEWORK.
1.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, AND WORKPLACES. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Factories (Including Factory Laundries) | 1,228 | 48 | Nil |
| Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) | 1,852 | 86 | „ |
| Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' premises included in Part 3 of this Report) | 521 | 35 | „ |
| Miscellaneous Re-inspections | 3,092 | .. | .. |
| Total | 6,693 | 169 | Nil |