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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 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith]
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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 bake-houses may be enumerated here | bakehouses | 48 |
| dressmakers | I50 | |
| laundries | 146 | |
| Others | 364 | |
| Total number of workshops on Register | 708 | |
5.— OTHER MATTERS.
| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H. M. Inspector of Factories— | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act 1901 (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 1901 (S. 5) | Notified by H. M. Inspector | 8 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H. M. Inspector | 8 | |
| Other | 2 | |
| Underground bakehouses(S. 101)— | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | — | |
| In use at the end of the year | 29 | |
Customs and Inland Revenue Acts.—Six applications
were received for certificates under the Revenue
Acts for exemption from or abatement of inhabited house
dutv.
Four were given after certain specified sanitary
requirements had been complied with, and two were
refused.