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Islington 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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4—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. |
|---|---|
| (1) | (2) |
| Workshops where men are employed | 387 |
| Workshops where women are employed | 858 |
| Laundries | 67 |
| Bakehouses | 238 |
| Restaurant kitchens | 346 |
| Total Number of Workshops on Register | 1,896 |
5.—OTHER MATTERS.
| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | |
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133, 1901) | 73 | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 5, 1901). | Notified by H.M. Inspector | 7 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector. | 7 | |
| Other (New Factories reported under Home Office Memorandum, 1912) | nil | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101) in use at the end of the year | 166 | |
DISTRICT INSPECTORS' WORK.
Owing to the War five Inspectors have joined the Forces ; one Inspector,
William Irving, has died, while Mr. George West, after 41 years of valued
and very faithful service, has been compelled to retire through the loss of a leg
from a constitutional disease and was superannuated. The Inspectorial Staff
worked with a shortage of seven men, and their places were not filled owing
to the difficulty experienced in getting suitable temporary Inspectors, and
the sanitary work of the Borough has suffered in consequence. Indeed,
the District Sanitary Inspectors worked with five men short, and therefore
the sanitary improvements effected in the Borough were less. Each of
the fourteen districts contain in ordinary times on an average 23,000 persons