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Marylebone 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year | Number |
|---|---|
| (1) | (2) |
| Dressmaking, Millinery, Laundry, Cabinet Making, &c. | 3,338 |
| Coffee Shops, &c. | 346 |
| Bakehouses | 54 |
| Total number of workshops on Register | 3,738 |
| Class | Number | |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | |
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133) | 5 | |
| 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 | 127 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 127 | |
| Other | — | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101):— | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | — | |
| In use at the end of the year | 49 | |
RAG FLOCK ACTS, 1911 AND 1928.
There are no premises within the district where rag flock is manufactured,
used in the making of mattresses, &c., or sold.
B.—PREMISES USED FOR HUMAN HABITATION.
The only premises used for human habitation in respect of which there is a
system of registration are what are called " Houses let in Lodgings " and
"Common Lodging Houses." Rooms underground, if used as sleeping rooms
or for human habitation apart from rooms on the upper floors, though they are
not definitely registered, are required to comply with certain requirements contained
in the Public Health and Housing Acts and special regulations. They are
referred to here for this reason.
Houses Let in Lodgings.—Included under this head are all ordinary tenement
houses in which the rooms or floors are let out separately. To some extent as a
result of housing shortage, a very large proportion of the houses in the Borough
are of course so let, and under by-laws made by the London County Council under
the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and Section 6 of the Housing Act, 1925,
all houses suitable for the working classes and occupied by members of more than
one family are subject to registration, and in them there must be compliance with
certain requirements as to sanitation, cleanliness, cleansing, etc.