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FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901, &.C.
Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.—The premises upon the Register number 3,846
in which are included 8,000 workrooms, &c.
There were served 2,200 notices during the year for various purposes under the Acts.
The number of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces at present Registered is as
follows Registered Workrooms, &c., in
Places. Registered Places.
FACTORIES 1,107 3,641
WORKSHOPS 1,825 2,881
WORKPLACES
Kitchens of Restaurants, Tea Rooms, &c. 806 1,224
Stables 16 16
Other places 92 238
3,846 8,000
The following is a Summary of Inspections of separate workrooms, &c., during the year
Workshop Inspectors. | Woman Inspector. | Totals. | |
---|---|---|---|
FACTORIES | 1,119 | - | ... 1,119 |
WORKSHOPS | 1,219 | - | 1,219 |
WORKPLACES | 613 | - | 613 |
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
†280, Bishopsgate.
†Great Eastern Railway Hotel,
†*85, Middlesex Street.
UNDERGROUND BAKEHOUSES,
†188, Aldersgate.
262, Bishopsgate.
8, Copthall Avenue.
†*67, Farringdon Street.
*93, Fetter Lane.
48. Knightrider Street.
* These h?ve been established at least 39 years.
†*37, Middlesex Street.
†*122, Middlesex Street,
†3, Pancras Lane,
†21, Stoney Lane.
68, St. Mary Axe.
194, Upper Thames Street.
SUMMARY.
Aboveground Bakehouses 3
Underground Bakehouses 12
15
† Factory Bakehouses (power is used).
During the vear the following premises have ceased to be used as bakehouses, namely
45, Fish Street Hill.
63 to 65, Middlesex Street.
75, St. Paul's Churchyard.
4, Broadway.
61, Middlesex Street.
The following is a Summary of Inspections of separate workrooms since 1916:—
FACTORIES. | Workshop Inspectors. | Woman Inspector. | Totals. |
---|---|---|---|
1916 | 1,264 | 406 | 1,670 |
1917 | 1,501 | 234 | 1,735 |
1918 | 904 | 3 | 907 |
1919 | 995 | 7 | 1,002 |
1920 | 866 | — | 866 |
1921 | 1,956 | 2 | 1,958 |
1922 | 1,763 | — | 1,763 |
1923 | 1,517 | — | 1,517 |
1924 | 1,050 | — | 1,050 |
1925 | 1,119 | — | 1,119 |
WORKSHOPS. | |||
1916 | 1,224 | 799 | 1,960 |
1917 | 1,308 | 347 | 1,655 |
1918 | 783 | 11 | 794 |
1919 | 1,069 | 18 | 1,087 |
1920 | 731 | — | 731 |
1921 | 1,958 | — | 1,958 |
1922 | 1,598 | — | 1,598 |
1923 | 1,387 | — | 1,387 |
1924 | 1,159 | — | 1,159 |
1925 | 1,219 | — | 1,219 |
WORKPLACES. | |||
1916 | 469 | 173 | 642 |
1917 | 760 | 124 | 884 |
1918 | 713 | 72 | 785 |
1919 | 445 | 41 | 486 |
1920 | 618 | — | 618 |
1921 | 979 | 38 | 1,017 |
1922 | 957 | 1 | 958 |
1923 | 675 | 33 | 708 |
1924 | 730 | 2 | 732 |
1925 | 613 | — | 613 |