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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
Walthamstow 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
| Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. | Number | |
|---|---|---|
| (0 | (2) | |
| Important classes of workshops, such aswork-shop bakehouses, may be enumerated here. | Domestic Workshops | 122 |
| Other Workshops | 65 | |
| Laundries | 11 | |
| Bakehouses | 16 | |
| Total Number of Workshops on Register | 214 | |
5.—OTHER MATTERS.
| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| (I) | (2) | |
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspectors of Factories:— | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133) | 3 | |
| 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 | 10 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | Defects remedied. | |
| Other | — | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101):— | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | — | |
| In use at the end of the year | 3 | |
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.