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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
Stoke Newington 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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4—REGISTERED WORKROOMS.
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. (1) | Number (2) | |
|---|---|---|
| Important classes of workshops, such as workshop bake houses, may be enumerated here | Miscellaneous | 235 |
| Bakehouses | 23 | |
| Total number of workshops on Register | 258 | |
5—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) | 6 | |
| 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) | Notified to H.M. Inspector | 1 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 1 | |
| Other | 2 | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101)— | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | Nil | |
| In use at the end of the year | 17 | |
During the year the homes of all out-workers have been
inspected. Sometimes in these home-workrooms the most unsatisfactory
conditions under which industrial employment is maintained
are to be found, and our existing powers are insufficient,
in some cases, to bring about the necessary improvements. The
requirements of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, with
reference to underground rooms which are separately occupied,
should be made to apply to underground workrooms.