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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
Hammersmith 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith, Metropolitan Borough of]
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4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
| Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| Important classes of workshops such as workshop bakehouses may be enumerated here | bakehouses | 62 |
| dressmakers | 255 | |
| restaurants | 180 | |
| others | 597 | |
| Total number of workshops on Register | 1,094 | |
5.—OTHER MATTERS.
| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H. M. Inspector of Factories— | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (S. 133) | – | |
| 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) | Notified by H. M. Inspector | 15 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H. M. Inspector | 15 | |
| Other | 36 | |
| Underground bakehouses (S. 101)— | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | – | |
| In use at the end of the year | 30 | |
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 December, 1904. A further Memorandum on the Home Work
Provisions of the Factory Act was issued to all District Councils and Medical Officers of
Health in October, 1906.