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Islington 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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[1907
The visits to the trades carried on in them were as follows:—365 factories, 1,537 workshops, 133 workplaces. 021 bakehouses, 43 restaurant kitchens, 127 outworkers' premises, and 2,070 miscellaneous.
| Automatic machine maker | 1 | Engineers | 10 |
| Art canvas stretcher | 1 | Farriers | 31 |
| Bakehouses | 256 | Furriers | 16 |
| Beer bottlers | 2 | Fancy brooch maker | 1 |
| Builders | 12 | Feather dresser | 1 |
| Blacksmiths | 8 | File cutter | 1 |
| Basket maker | 2 | Fish cleaner | 1 |
| Blind maker | 3 | Fish curers | 2 |
| Brush makers | 2 | Gun makers | 2 |
| Bamboo cane worker. | 4 | Glazier | 1 |
| Baking powder maker | 1 | Gilder (card edge) | 1 |
| Brass instrument makers | 1 | Glove maker | 1 |
| Confectionery makers | 7 | Glass embosser | 1 |
| Cycle maker | 13 | Harness maker | 7 |
| Cabinet makers | 32 | Hat shape makers | 4 |
| Condiment maker | 1 | Japanners | 1 |
| Coach plater | 1 | Leather goods makers | 4 |
| Coppersmith | 1 | Ladder makers | 1 |
| Camera bellows maker | 1 | Lath renders | 2 |
| Cardboard box makers | 2 | Limelight works | 1 |
| Cap maker | 1 | Lamp maker | 1 |
| Clay pipe maker | 1 | Marquetry workers | |
| Cork cutters | 1 | Marble masons | 5 |
| Cattle food maker | 1 | Metal worker | 1 |
| Coopers | 3 | Motor works | 11 |
| Cloth shrinkers | 1 | Mount maker | 1 |
| Carpenters | 2 | Mop maker | 1 |
| Coach painters | 3 | Musical string makers | 2 |
| Dairy can maker | 2 | Naturalist | 1 |
| Dye works | 1 | Overmantel maker | 2 |
Sanitary Improvements.—During the year I have served 282 notices for the abatement of
nuisances, 335 workshops have been cleansed and limewhited. Thirty-three w.c.'s have been
provided (21 for males and 12 for females) at various factories and workshops, whilst 496
other improvements were carried out under my supervision.
Bakehouses.—I have paid 621 visits to bakehouses, and it is very pleasing to state
that they are being kept in much better condition than in the past, although in a few cases,
where lineu has been hung up to dry in the bakehouse, 1 have reported to you and caused
letters to be sent remonstrating with the occupiers for doing so. I may also mention that
out of a total of 256, 209 are in use, 12 temporarily empty, and 35 underground bakehouses
not used, although they have to be visited to see that there is no infringement of the Act
relating to them.
1 have also reported through you to H.M. Inspector of Factories, as required by
Section 27 of the Public Health Act, 1891, the addresses of 68 workshops where young
persons under the age of 18 years were employed, and where the abstract of the Factory
Act was not affixed.
Register.—During the year 160 workshops, containing 292 workrooms, have been
measured and added to the Register, whilst 141 workshops, containing 242 workrooms, have
been removed, thus making a total of 855 workshops, containing 1,272 workrooms and 43
outworkers' premises on the register.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
GEORGE WEST,
Sanitary Inspector of Workshops, &c.