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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
Camberwell 1905
Sixth annual report of the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell...
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xxiii.
3.—Other Matters.
3.—Other Matters.
| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspectors of Factories:— | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133) | 25 | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspectors as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory Act (s. 5):— | ||
| Notified by H.M. Inspector | 9 | |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspectors | 6 | |
| Other | 1 | |
| Underground Bakehouses (s. 101):— | ||
| Certificates granted during the year | Nil. | |
| In use at the end of the year | 66 | |
| Number of | ||
| Homework:— | Lists. | Outworkers. |
| Lists of Outworkers (s. 107):— | ||
| Lists received | 565 | 1,294 |
| Addresses of Outworkers:— | ||
| Forwarded to other Authorities | 803 | |
| Received from other Authorities | 1,272 | |
| Homework in Unwholesome or Infected Premises:— | Wearing Apparel. | Other. |
| Notices prohibiting Homework in Unwholesome Premises (s. 108) | – | – |
| Cases of Infectious Disease notified in Homeworkers' Premises | 12 | – |
| Orders prohibiting Homework in Infected Premises (s. 110) | – | – |
| Workshops and Workplaces on the Register (s. 131) at the end of 1904:— | ||
| Laundries | 90 | |
| Clothing (Wholesale and Private) | 493 | |
| Preparation of Food | 50 | |
| Building Trades | 88 | |
| Bakehouses | 169 | |
| Miscellaneous | 402 | |
| Total number of Workshops on Register | 1,292 | |