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City of London 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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The card index register which was mentioned in my last report has been brought
fully into operation, and is found to work satisfactorily.
There were 3,024 notices served during the year for various purposes under
the Act.
The condition of the places inspected shows general improvement as time
proceeds.

Table: The number of Factories, Workshops, and Workplaces at present registered is as follows:—

The number of Factories, Workshops, and Workplaces at present registered is as follows:—

Premises.Workrooms, &c.
Factories8853,431
Workshops1,9813,158
Workplaces:—
Kitchens of Restaurants, Tea-rooms, &c.8791,090
Stables2124
Other places154386
Totals3,9238,089

Table: The following is a summary of inspections of separate Workrooms, &c., since the passing of the Act:—

The following is a summary of inspections of separate Workrooms, &c., since the passing of the Act:—

Factories.Workshop Inspectors.Women Inspectors.Totals.
1904Inspections during the year393978
1905„ „ „625110735
1906„ „ „1,4962121,708
1907„ „ „1,7316562,387
1908„ „ „2,7455803,325
1909„ „ „3,3316073,938
1910„ „ „3,7879934,780
1911„ „ „3,6496804,329
1912„ „ „3,2593793,638
1913„ „ „2,5025693,071
1914„ „ „3,0252373,262

Table: W orkshops.

W orkshops.

1901Inspections during the year745—745
1902„ „ „341140481
1903„ „ „264283547
1904„ „ „9483451,293
1905„ „ „1,3067192,025
1906„ „ „2,3671,1143,481
1907„ „ „2,7011,3864,087
1908„ „ „3,0341,6344,668
1909„ „ „3,3331,8335,166
1910„ „ „3,8261,9765,802
1911„ „ „3,7751,7725,547
1912„ „ „3,0371,1954,232
1913„ „ „2,4371,2263,663
1914„ „ „2,0536582,711