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Islington 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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[1907
MISS BROWN'S REPORT.
Town Hall,
Upper Street, N.
April 4th 1908.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,
I beg to submit to you a report of the work done during the year 1907 in connection
with workplaces where women are employed.
Inspections.—During the year 1,212 premises have been inspected, and 1,710 visits
and re-inspections paid. The inspections are as follows: —
Factories 192
Workshops, including Laundries 1,020
Miscellaneous calls and re-inspections 1,710
Total 2,922
The workshops inspected comprised 1,624 workrooms.
Factories.—There were on the Register of Factories at the end of the year 161 Factory
premises where women are employed. The industries are as follows: —
4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
| Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the year. (1) | Number. (2) |
|---|---|
| Workshops where men are employed | 547 |
| Workshops where women are employed | 826 |
| Laundries.. | 134 |
| Restaurants kitchens | 452 |
| Bakehouses | 256 |
| Total number of workshops on Register | 2215 |
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) | 198 | ||
| Acticn 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 | 6 | |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector. | 4 | ||
| Other | — | ||
| Underground Bakehouses (S. 101):— | |||
| Certificates granted during the year | Nil | ||
| In use at the end of the year | 101 | ||