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City of London 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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4.—Registered Workshops.
| Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the year. (1) | Number. (2) | |
|---|---|---|
| Important classes of workshops, such as workshop bakehouses, may be enumerated here. | General Workshops | 1,259 |
| Bakehouses (including Factory Bakehouses) | 17 | |
| Total number of Workshops on Register | ||
| *1,276 | ||
* These were found to be 1,079 Workrooms, &c., in places Registered.
5.—Other Matters.
| Class. (1) | Number. (2) | |
|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (S. 133, 1901) | 66 | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (S. 5, 1901). | Notified by H.M. Inspector | 33 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 33 | |
| Other | — | |
| Underground Bakehouses (S. 101):— | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | Nil. | |
| In use at the end of the year | 12 | |
Date, 31s/ December, 1930. (Signature) W. M. WILLOUGHBY,
Medical Officer of Health.
Note.—The Factory and Workshop Act, 1901 (S. 132), requires the Medical Officer of Health in his Annual Report to the District Council to report specifically on the
administration of that Act in workshops and workplaces, and to send a copy of his Annual Report, or so much of it as deals with this subject, to the Secretary of State (Home
Office). If the Annual Report is presented otherwise than in print, it is unnecessary to include in the copy sent to the Home Office, the portions which do not relate to
factories, workshops, workplaces, or homework. The duties of Local Authorities, and the Medical Officer of Health under the Act of 1901 are detailed in the Home Office
Memorandum of March, 1912.
INVESTIGATION INTO THE CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT OF SHOP ASSISTANTS.
An investigation was conducted into the conditions under which shop assistants work
in the City of London. Simultaneously a similar investigation was conducted by others
of my colleagues in the Metropolis.
In the City, 190 shops, in 19 different categories as to trade, were dealt with, and an
extensive classification of the conditions found was made and tabulated.
The several Medical Officers of Health concerned arrived at practical unanimity on all
the main points, and the results were incorporated in a joint report to a Committee of the
House of Commons, before whom, at a later date, your Medical Officer of Health had the
privilege of giving evidence.
I should like to place on record my appreciation of the courtesy which was extended to
me by the proprietors of the various businesses affected, without whose co-operation the
enquiry would have been almost impossible.