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City of London 1930
[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 1920:— FACTORIES.
| Workshop Inspectors. | Woman Inspector. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1926 | 1,419 | — | 1,419 |
| 1927 | 1,298 | — | 1,298 |
| 1928 | 1,383 | — | 1,383 |
| 1929 | 1,902 | — | 1,902 |
| 1930 | 1,649 | — | 1,649 |
| Workshop Inspectors. | Woman Inspector. | Totals. | |
| 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 |
| 1926 | 1,242 | 7 | 1,249 |
| 1927 | 1,259 | — | 1,259 |
| 1928 | 1,093 | 1 | 1,094 |
| 1929 | 1,247 | — | 1,247 |
| 1930 | 855 | — | 855 |
| Workshop Inspectors. | Woman Inspector. | Totals. | |
| 1921 | 979 | 38 | 1,017 |
| 1922 | 957 | 1 | 958 |
| 1923 | 675 | 33 | 708 |
| 1924 | 730 | 2 | 732 |
| 1925 | 613 | — | 613 |
| 1926 | 821 | 42 | 863 |
| 1927 | 1,041 | 1 | 1,042 |
| 1928 | 845 | 1 | 846 |
| 1929 | 1,178 | 11 | 1,189 |
| 1930 | 704 | 48 | 752 |
Bakehouses.—Bakehouses are scheduled as Workshops (Part 2, Sixth Schedule), and are
required to be registered by the Local Authority (Section 131).
The following is a list of Bakehouses registered in the City:—
ABOVEGROUND BAKEHOUSES.
† 15 /19, Artillery Lane,
† 280, Bishopsgate.
† Great Eastern Railway Hotel.
†*85, Middlesex Street,
† 12 and 13, Widegate Street.
UNDERGROUND BAKEHOUSES.
† 188, Aldersgate Street.
262, Bishopsgate.
8, Copthall Avenue.
†*67, Farringdon Street.
†*93, Fetter Lane.
48, Knightrider Street.
†*37, Middlesex Street.
†*122, Middlesex Street.
† 3. Pancras Lane,
† 21, Stoney Lane.
68, St. Mary Axe.
194, Upper Thames Street.
SUMMARY.
| Aboveground Bakehouses | 5 |
| Underground Bakehouses | 12 |
| 17 |
* These have been established at least 43 years. † Factory Bakehouses (power is used).
Outworkers and Homeworkers.—The provisions of the Act relating to "Outworkers"
were carried out as heretofore, and the lists of the names and addresses of workers receiving
work from the City firms were duly received without the necessity for legal proceedings.
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