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1914]
FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ADMINISTRATION.
In compliance with the requirements of the Factory and Workshops Act,
it is the duty of the Medical Officer of Health to submit an annual report on
the manner in which its provisions are carried out in his district, and accordingly
he herewith submits it for 1914.
Inspectors.— As in former years, three inspectors, one man and two
women, were engaged in this work, the man and one woman inspect factories
and workshops where men and women are employed, while the second woman
inspector visits the homes of outworkers and also inspects the kitchens of
restaurants and places where food is cooked.
Inspections and Visits.—The number of inspections and visits coming
under the purview of the inspectors was 8,080, the particulars of which are as
follows:—
Factories, including Factory Laundries 337
Workshops, including Workshop Laundries 1,002
Workplaces, other than outworkers' homes 405
Bakehouses 481
Restaurant kitchens 303
Outworkers' premises 1,261
Miscellaneous re-inspections and calls 4,291
8,080
Notices served.—As a result of these inspections, 789 sanitary defects
were discovered, which necessitated the service of 168 intimations and seven
statutory notices, of which 6 were referred to the owners of factories, 49 to the
owners of workshops, 21 to the owners of workplaces other than outworkers'
premises, and 58 to the owners of restaurant kitchens. In addition to these,
135 nuisances on outworkers' premises were discovered, causing 35 notices to
be served
Registers.- There were 5,246 workshops on the Register, as contrasted
with 5,040 in 1913, while the total number of workrooms was 6,293, as contrasted
with 6,114. There were 1,051 workshops added to the Register, while
776 were removed from it, so that there was a net increase of 275. The workshops
included 512 where men were employed, 814 workplaces where women
were employed, 87 laundries, 236 bakehouses, 660 kitchens of restaurants and
eating places, or places where food is prepared, and 2,937 outworkers' premises.