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City of London 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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The following figures abstracted from the several Registers will be of
interest.
Of the 2,356 Factory Workrooms registered, 831 were occupied by men
only, 25 by women only, and 1,500 by men and women.
Of the 3,184 Workshops registered, 1,627 were occupied by men only, 518
by women only, 1,010 by men and women, and 29 were Domestic Workshops.
The number of workers employed was as follows: —
| Men. | Women. | |
|---|---|---|
| Factories | 14,857 | 10,236 |
| Workshops | 7,031 | 10,491 |
| Workplaces (Kitchens, &c.) | 3,636 | 6,087 |
| Totals | 25,524 | 26,814 |
The following is a summary of inspections of separate Workrooms, &c., made annually since the passing of the Act:—
| Factories. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904— | Inspections during the year | 78 | |
| 1905 | ,, ,, ,, | 735 | |
| 1906 | ,, ,, ,, | 1,708 | |
| 1907 | ,, ,, ,, | 2,387 | |
| 1908 | ,, ,, ,, | 3,325 | |
| — | 8,233 | ||
| Workshops. | |||
| 1901 | 745 | ||
| 1902 | 481 | ||
| 1903 | 547 | ||
| 1904 | 1,293 | ||
| 1905 | 2,025 | ||
| 1906 | 3,481 | ||
| 1907 | 4,087 | ||
| 1908 | - 4,668 | ||
| 17,327 | |||
| Workplaces. | |||
| 1902 | 468 | ||
| 1903 | 357 | ||
| 1904 | 93 | ||
| 1905 | 854 | ||
| 1906 | 1,159 | ||
| 1907 | 887 | ||
| 1908 | 1,077 | ||
| — | 4,895 | ||
The foregoing figures include the work of the Women Inspectors.