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City of London 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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VOLUNTARY SANITARY CERTIFICATES FOR KITCHENS, &c.
When the Corporation decided, in 1904, to grant Certificates, it was thought
that many persons would avail themselves of the opportunity, but up to the
present only three Certificates have been granted—two for Kitchens, and one
for a Bakehouse.
SANITARY DEFECTS IN FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS
NOTIFIED IN 1908 BY H.M. INSPECTOR OF FACTORIES.
In 19 cases, complaints were attended to and the necessary Sanitary
alterations were carried out before the end of the year.
%
The Factory Inspector was notified of defects observed by the Workshop
and Women Inspectors in the course of their Inspections. One case of alleged
lead poisoning was reported.
A comparison of the number of such notifications received in past years with the year under review shows as follows:—
| 1901 | 51 |
| 1902 | 54 |
| 1903 | 66 |
| 1904 | 31 |
| 1905 | 32 |
| 1906 | 39 |
| 1907 | 21 |
| 1908 | 19 |
| Annual Average | 39.1 |
OUTWORKERS AND "HOME" WORKERS.
Every effort has been made to give effect to the clauses of the Act respecting
Outworkers, and in no instance was a prosecution necessary.
The Lists due on February 1st and August 1st respectively, were all
obtained by March 2nd and August 22nd. This is satisfactory, more
especially so, as the City has at present to deal with by far the largest number
of outworkers' addresses of any Metropolitan District.