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ii. "In reporting on the sanitary administration of workshops and
"workplaces he should also include an account of the action with respect
"to factories, workshops, and workplaces taken under the Public Health
"(London) Act, 1891, as well as under the Factory and Workshop
"Act."
iii. "In reporting on the sanitary condition of workshops and work"places
the Medical Officer of Health should state what action has been
"taken to remedy any defective conditions met with under each heading."
iv. "He should state as regards sanitary accommodation what
"standard of sufficiency and suitability is adopted locally."
As regards Underground Bakehouses, the Memorandum says:—
v. "It is desirable that the Medical Officer of Health should record
"how many certificates of suitability have been given by the Borough
"Council {i.e., the Corporation of London), and what were the conditions
"required to be complied with in the granting of such certificates."
vi. "The Medical Officer of Health in reporting his proceedings
"should advise and put on record whether he has made a systematic
"inspection of his district."
vii. "In making systematic inspections, as in much of his other action,
"the Medical Officer of Health will usually have required the assistance
"of the Sanitary Inspectors, and the Medical Officer should include in his
"report an account of the action which, at his instance, the Inspectors
"may have taken for the removal of nuisances injurious to health."
Such information has always been supplied 'in all the Annual Reports of
your Medical Officer of Health.
With respect to the standard of suitability for sanitary accommodation
the Corporation adopted in 1903 "The Sanitary Accommodation Order,
dated 4th February, 1903,"issued by H.M. Secretary of State, as governing
the provision of sufficient and suitable accommodation under Sec. 37 and 38
of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, within their jurisdiction. (See
Appendix A for standard of suitability—sanitary accommodation.)
The following is a summary of inspections made annually since the passing
of the Act:—
Factories.
1904—Inspections during the year - 78
1905 ,, „ „ - 735
1906 „ „ „ - 1,708
2,521