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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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The following is a summary of inspections of separate Workrooms, &c., since the passing of the Act:—
| Factories. | Workshop Inspectors. | w omen Inspectors. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904—Inspections during the year | 39 | 39 | 78 |
| 1905 ,, ,, ,, | 625 | 110 | 735 |
| 1906 ,, ,, ,, | 1,496 | 212 | 1,708 |
| 1907 ,, ., ,, | 1,731 | 656 | 2,387 |
| 1908 „ „ „ | 2,745 | 580 | 3,325 |
| 1909 „ „ „ | 3,331 | 607 | 3,938 |
| 1910 „ „ „ | 3,787 | 993 | 4,780 |
| 1911 „ ,, ,, | 3,649 | 680 | 4,329 |
| 1912 „ „ „ | 3,259 | 379 | 3,638 |
| 1913 „ ,, ,, | 2,502 | 569 | 3,071 |
| Worksuops. | |||
| 1902—Inspections during the year | 341 | 140 | 481 |
| 1905 ,, ,, „ | 1,306 | 719 | 2,025 |
| 1908 „ „ „ | 3,034 | 1,634. | 4,668 |
| 1911 „ ,, „ | 3,775 | 1,772 | 5,547 |
| 1912 „ „ „ | 3,037 | 1,195 | 4,232 |
| 1913 „ „ „ | 2,437 | 1,226 | 3,663 |
| Workplaces. | |||
| 1902—Inspections during the year | 78 | 390 | 468 |
| 1905 „ „ „ | 555 | 299 | 854 |
| 1908 „ „ „ | 705 | 372 | 1,077 |
| 1911 „ „ „ | 977 | 145 | 1,122 |
| 1912 „ „ „ | 991 | 188 | 1,179 |
| 1913 ,, ,, ,, | 560 | 178 | 738 |
FACTORIES.
The local authority has but limited responsibilities with respect to factories. The
necessary cleansing comes under the supervision of H.M. Inspectors, as well as
ventilation, &c., &c. The principal defects remediable by the Local Authority are the
want of suitable and sufficient water-closet accommodation for both sexes and the
abatement of general nuisances.
Defects remediable under the Factory Acts other than as above-mentioned, when
noticed in the course of inspection, are referred to H.M. Inspector. During the year
22 defects were so referred.
The following are some of the trades registered and inspected as factories:—
Account Book making.
Bookbinding.
Bakehouses.
Brass-plate making.
Christmas Card making.
Cigar and Cigarette making.
Clothiers, &c.
Coffee roasting.
Cork cutting and sorting.
Cotton winding.
Card edge gilding.
Cutlery (grinding, &c.)
Cloth shrinking.
Die sinking and relief stamping.
Electrical Engineering.
Electric typing.
Embroidering.
Foundries (iron, brass and zinc).
Glass blowing.
Gold and Silver lace making.
Laundries.
Mantles, &c. (making of).
Packing case making.
Printing.
Snuff making.
Tea mixing.
Tobacco (cutting and blending.)
Wine and spirit bottling.