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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 1921
[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 since 1914:-
| Workshop Inspectors | Women Inspectors | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FACTORIES | |||
| 1914 | 3025 | 237 | 3262 |
| 1915 | 1438 | 319 | 1757 |
| 1916 | 1264 | 406 | 1670 |
| 1917 | 1501 | 234 | 1735 |
| 1918 | 904 | 3 | 907 |
| 1919 | 995 | 7 | 1002 |
| 1920 | 866 | — | 866 |
| 1921 | 1956 | 2 | 1958 |
| WORKSHOPS | |||
| 1914 | 2053 | 658 | 2711 |
| 1915 | 1411 | 751 | 2162 |
| 1916 | 1224 | 799 | 1960 |
| 1917 | 1308 | 347 | 1655 |
| 1918 | 783 | 11 | 794 |
| 1919 | 1069 | 18 | 1087 |
| 1920 | 731 | — | 731 |
| 1921 | 1958 | — | 1958 |
| WORKPLACES | |||
| 1914 | 672 | 138 | 810 |
| 1915 | 512 | 164 | 676 |
| 1916 | 469 | 173 | 642 |
| 1917 | 760 | 124 | 884 |
| 1918 | 713 | 72 | 785 |
| 1919 | 445 | 41 | 486 |
| 1920 | 618 | — | 618 |
| 1921 | 979 | 38 | 1017 |
BAKEHOUSES—Bakehouses are scheduled as Workshops (Part 2 Sixth
Schedule) and are required to be registered by the Local Authority (Section 132)
The following is a list of Bakehouses registered in the City:—
ABOVEGROUND BAKEHOUSES †*37 Middlesex Street *
†*63 to 65 Middlesex Street
280 Bishopsgate †*122 Middlesex Street
† 45 Fish Street Hill 3 Pancras Lane
† Great Eastern Railway Hotel 21 Stoney Lane
*61 Middlesex Street 68 St Mary Axe
*85 Middlesex Street *75 St Paul's Churchyard
194 Upper Thames Street
UNDERGROUND BAKEHOUSES
188 Aldersgate SUMMARY
262 Bishopsgate
*4 Broadway Aboveground Bakehouses 5
8 Copthall Avenue Underground Bakehouses 16
15 Cornhill —
f*67 Farringdon Street 21
*93 Fetter Lane
48 Knightrider Street
* These have been established at least 35 years t Factory Bakehouses (power is used)
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