London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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Workshops.
1901 745
1902 481
1903 547
1904 1,293
1905 2,025
1906 3,481
8,572
Workplaces.
1902 468
1903 357
1904 93
1905 854
1906 1,159
2,931
Totals.
Inspections during 1901-6 14,024
„ 1906 6,348
FACTORIES.
This year sees a large increase in the number of Factories registered, no
less than 241 firms having had their premises inspected for the first time.
The defects found are similar in all respects to those found in workshops.
*Details of Factory Inspections, 1906.
Initial inspections (workrooms) - 689
Periodical inspections - 807
Re-inspections (sanitary work needed)- 1,269
2,765
Workers employed—
Men 8,001
Women -6,800
Young persons (male) -67
„ „ (female) -1
14,869
Notices served—
Intimation -219
Statutory -55
274
*For details of Women Sanitary Inspectors' work, see page 85.