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City of London 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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THIS TABLE WAS ISSUED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD BY REQUEST OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES AND HOMEWORK.
1910.
The following figures will illustrate what has occurred:—
| Year. | Number of Lists received. | Outworkers Employed in City. | Outworkers Employed outside City. | Total number of Outworkers. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | — | 17 | 3,752 | 3,769 |
| 1903 | — | 118 | 2,729 | 2,847 |
| 1904 | 272 | 123 | 3,334 | 3,457 |
| (Note.—1st Notice issued to all employers at end of 1904.) | ||||
| 1905 | 576 | 236 | 7,891 | 8,127 |
| 1906 | 1,112 | 229 | 14,376 | 14,605 |
| 1907 | 1,426 | 491 | 16,570 | 17,061 |
| 1908 | 1,506 | 624 | 16,909 | 17,533 |
| 1909 | 1,515 | 674 | 16,193 | 16.867 |
| 1910 | 1,540 | 664 | 17,083 | 17,747 |
2.- DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
[###}Particulars.
(1)
Number of Defects.
Number
of
Prosecutions
.
(5)
Found.
(2)
Remedied.
(3)
Referred to
H.M.
Inspector.
(4)
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:—*
Want of cleanliness
922
881
12‡
—
Want of ventilation
72
58
—
Overcrowding
26
26
—
—
Want of drainage of floors
—
—
—
—
Other nuisances
1,491
1,636
—
—
insufficient
40
30
—
—
†Sanitary accommodation unsuitable or defective
2,736
2,438
—
—
not separate for sexes
86
77
—
—
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:—
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101)
_
Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses(SS. 97 to 100)
—
—
—
—
Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork which are
included in Part 3 of this Report)
—
—
—
—
Total
5,373
5,146
12
—
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act as remediable under the Public
Health Acts.
† For districts not in London state here whether Section 22 of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1890, has been
adopted by the District Council ; and if so what standard of sufficiency and suitability of sanitary accommodation for
persons employed in factories and workshops has been enforced.
‡ Defects in Factories.