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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 London 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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having been re.inspected. It should be mentioned that railway station and
other public lavatories, stable yards, &c., are not included in the above figures,
although they come within the definition of " workplace." These places are
regularly inspected, although they do not appear in the Factory Act Registers.
Barbers' shops are also workplaces, even if they are not workshops, and there
are many other occupations where the Act would apply.
The inspections of the Women Sanitary Inspectors are included in the
above figures, but the details of the work performed appear under a separate
heading on page 79.
The following is a summary of inspections made annually since the passing of the Act:— Factories.
| 1904—Inspections during the year | 78 | ||
| 1905 ,, ,, ,, | 735 | ||
| 813 | |||
| Workshops. | |||
| 1901 | 745 | ||
| 1902 | 481 | ||
| 1903 | 547 | ||
| 1904 | 1,293 | ||
| 1905 | 2,025 | ||
| - | 5,091 | ||
| Workplaces. | |||
| 1902 | 468 | ||
| 1903 | 357 | ||
| 1904 | 93 | ||
| 1905 | 854 | ||
| 1,772 | |||
| Totals. | |||
| Inspections during 1901-5 | 7,676 | ||
| ” ” 1905 | 3,614 | ||
FACTORIES.
In my last Annual Report I mentioned that but little opportunity had
hitherto existed for the inspection of factories.
The inspection of factories falls primarily within the scope of the duties of
H.M. Factory Department, but Local Authorities also have duties with respect
to the sanitary conditions, independently of the Home Office, it being their
duty to deal with nuisances existing on any premises. It is the duty of